command host returns value "reached"

[Alexander Mironov]

Hello,

I try to determine ip address of the host, using command $host in HP-UX.
But it returns value "reached" instead of the ip address.
Does anybody clarify, where I am wrong?
DNS is not configured - I use /etc/hosts only.
So, file /etc/resolv.conf is absent.
File /etc/nsswitch.conf has the next order:
hosts files (ONLY!).

[mobidyc · Accepted solution]

Hello,

from the man pages

nslookup(1)
nslookup is a program to query Internet domain name servers. nslookup has been extended to follow the configured name resolution algorithm of the host and to query NIS, as well as, DNS and host tables.

host(1)
host is a simple utility for performing DNS lookups.

acording to hese informations, the host command cannot query files for resolution.

instead of using host, prefer using nslookup.

BR,
Cedrick Gaillard

[Alexander Mironov]

Well...
Is it possible to obtain ip address of the host without any other information, using command nslookup?

[mobidyc]

Hello,

NS_RESULT="$(LANG=C nslookup )"
[ "$?" = "0" ] && {
IP="$(echo "$NS_RESULT" |grep "^Address:" |tail -1 |awk '{print $2}')"
}

BR,
Cedrick Gaillard

[Alexander Mironov]

Thank you!

[Alexander Mironov]

thanks

[mobidyc]

Hello,

don't forget do assign points when you have answers.

BR,
Cedrick Gaillard