Package org.apache.axis.utils
Class NetworkUtils
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public class NetworkUtils extends java.lang.Object
Utility classes for networking created 13-May-2004 16:17:51
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field Description static java.lang.String
LOCALHOST
what we return when we cannot determine our hostname.static java.lang.String
LOCALHOST_IPV6
loopback address in IPV6protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log
log
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static java.lang.String
getLocalHostname()
Get the string defining the hostname of the system, as taken from the default network adapter of the system.
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Field Detail
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LOCALHOST
public static final java.lang.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".- See Also:
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LOCALHOST_IPV6
public static final java.lang.String LOCALHOST_IPV6
loopback address in IPV6- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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log
protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log log
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Method Detail
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getLocalHostname
public static java.lang.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 byLOCALHOST
- Returns:
- a string name of the host.
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