How do you know the user name of a computer by using its IPaddress?
Most operating systems support the NSLOOKUP command. Use the following example to perform the address-to-name translation:

nslookup 127.0.0.1

If the system is properly registered in the global Domain Name System (DNS), a name will be provided in response to your query.

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In addition to the above, the "host" command is also now supported on most Linux distrubutions.

host 192.168.2.5

 

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