Net_ResolveIP

VB Scripting Library > OSD Scripting Library > Network functions (OSD)

Net_ResolveIP(sComputerName)

Resolves a computer’s name to its IP4 address, and returns it in gsValue.
If the name is resolved, gbValue returns TRUE. If the name can’t be resolved, gbValue returns FALSE and gsValue returns an empty string.

Arguments

ARGUMENT	DESCRIPTION	TYPE
sComputerName	The computer name to resolve	String

Return Type

Boolean, TRUE if function completed successfully.

Remarks

The function resolves the name with a single IPv4 ping. The computer doesn’t have to reply to the ping, but the name must be resolvable from WinPE.

Example

The following example will validate if the boot server value registered by OSDGui, is a computer name or an IP address, and then set the IP address in the sBootServerIP variable.

VBScript

Private Function IncludeScript(sScriptFile)
 '...
End Function

'Begin
  bStatus=True
  If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeScript("customlib.cis")
  If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeLibrary("Capalib.cin")
  If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeLibrary("Osdlib.cin")
  If bStatus Then bStatus=Job_Start("WS","Script Name","1.0","ScriptName.log","INSTALL")
  If bStatus Then bStatus=OSD_Initialize()

  If bStatus Then bStatus=Reg_GetString("HKLM","SOFTWARE\CapaSystems\CapaInstaller\OSD","BootServer",False)
  If bStatus and gbValue Then sBootServer=gsValue
  If bStatus Then bStatus=Net_IsIPAddress(sBootServer,False)
    If bStatus And gbValue Then
      'it is an ip
      sBootServerIP = sBootServer
  Else
    'it is a computername
    If bStatus Then bStatus=Net_ResolveIP(sBootServer)
    sBootServerIP = gsValue
  End If

  Job_End(bStatus)
'End main