Hostname

Also known as a computer name or sitename, a hostname is the name of the computer you're currently logged into or visiting. Below is an example of a hostname, that is assigned to a computer connecting to the Internet using Comcast

c-61-123-45-67.hsd1.co.comcast.net

As can be seen in the above example, this hostname has the IP address of the computer, in this case: 61.123.45.67, in addition to his the hostname contains other data such as "CO" for Colorado, and comcast.net, which is the ISP hosting the customer.

When referring to an Internet web page or location a hostname is more often referred to as a domain name. Hostname is also a command that can be run on some versions of Microsoft Windows and Linux.

• Click here to see what your hostname and other system settings are.
• Additional information about the Windows command line hostname command can be found on our hostname command page.
• Additional information about the Linux / Unix hostname command can be found on our Linux/Unix hostname command page.

Also see: DNS, Host computer, Network definitions, rDNS