Package org.apache.axis.utils
Class NetworkUtils
java.lang.Object
org.apache.axis.utils.NetworkUtils
Utility classes for networking
created 13-May-2004 16:17:51
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Field Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic String
Get the string defining the hostname of the system, as taken from the default network adapter of the system.
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Field Details
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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".- See Also:
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LOCALHOST_IPV6
loopback address in IPV6- See Also:
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log
protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log log
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Method Details
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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 byLOCALHOST
- Returns:
- a string name of the host.
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