org.apache.axis.utils
Class NetworkUtils
public
class
NetworkUtils
extends Object
Utility classes for networking
created 13-May-2004 16:17:51
Method Summary |
static String | getLocalHostname()
Get the string defining the hostname of the system, as taken from
the default network adapter of the system. |
protected static Log log
public static final String LOCALHOST
what we return when we cannot determine our hostname.
We use this rather than 'localhost' as if DNS is very confused,
localhost can map to different machines than "self".
public static final String LOCALHOST_IPV6
loopback address in IPV6
public static String getLocalHostname()
Get the string defining the hostname of the system, as taken from
the default network adapter of the system. There is no guarantee that
this will be fully qualified, or that it is the hostname used by external
machines to access the server.
If we cannot determine the name, then we return the default hostname,
which is defined by
LOCALHOSTReturns: a string name of the host.
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