DNSServers

Type

function

Summary

Returns a list of the DNS servers listed in the system's TCP/IP network configuration.

Syntax

the DNSServers

DNSServers()

Description

Use the DNSServers function to find the IP address of the servers that will be used to translate IP address|IP addresses into domain names.

Cross-platform note

On Mac OS systems, the DNSServers function returns only the first IP address.

When an application requests contact with a system specified by its domain name, the domain name must first be translated into an IP address. A DNS server performs this translation function. In your system's TCP/IP configuration, one or more DNS servers are specified by their IP addresses, and these servers are queried when a domain name needs to be translated to an IP address. (Typically, one or more DNS servers will be configured for an ISP or corporate network; name service is usually centralized.)

Since the DNSServers function reads the value set in the network configuration, it is available even if the system is not currently connected to the Internet.

Examples

put the DNSServers into myDNSList

Related

control structure: function

function: hostName, hostAddress, hostNameToAddress, peerAddress

glossary: return, IP address, Mac OS, DNS, TCP, domain name, server

keyword: internet

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop

server