Vista - win32_pingstatus class / dns class

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394350.aspx

I derived the statuscode from above and created a switch statements to ping
various machines in the loop.

However when i ping a machine that is NOT listed in DNS, i get the error
code:

Ping request could not find host MYCOMPUTER. Please check the name and try
again.

What DNS classes / methods can i used to *prove* that the above machine
MYCOMPUTER is indeed not existence in DNS records (besides using the ping
method and codes) ?

You can:

1. Query it using nslookup.exe
nslookup hostName

2. Use the net.dns class
[net.dns]::GetHostAddresses($env:COMPUTERNAME)

3. Query the DNS server for a host record:

gwmi MicrosoftDNS_AType -ComputerName spes -Namespace root\MicrosoftDNS -filter
"ownerName='computerFQDN'"



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IS> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394350.aspx
IS>
IS> I derived the statuscode from above and created a switch statements
IS> to ping various machines in the loop.
IS>
IS> However when i ping a machine that is NOT listed in DNS, i get the
IS> error code:
IS>
IS> Ping request could not find host MYCOMPUTER. Please check the name
IS> and try again.
IS>
IS> What DNS classes / methods can i used to *prove* that the above
IS> machine MYCOMPUTER is indeed not existence in DNS records (besides
IS> using the ping method and codes) ?
IS>

On Oct 27, 7:50*pm, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:System.Net.Dns has GetHostByAddress and GetHostByName methods that
might be what you're looking for.