Get Client Computer Name in web application

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Hi ,

I am trying to get client computer name using C# many way but not get pc name code is below:

C#

public ActionResult GetCleintPCName(string sid)
        {
            string PC1 = System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry(Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_ADDR"]).HostName.ToString();
            string PC2 = System.Environment.MachineName;
            string pcname = PC1 + " ,1: " + PC2;

            string computer_name = System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry(Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_HOST"]).HostName.ToString();

            string IP = Request.UserHostName;
            IPAddress myIP = IPAddress.Parse(IP);
            IPHostEntry GetIPHost = Dns.GetHostEntry(myIP);
            List<string> compName = GetIPHost.HostName.ToString().Split('.').ToList();
            string comname= compName.First();
            pcname = pcname + " 2:" + computer_name + " 3:" + comname;

            return Json(new { pcName = pcname }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
        }

It working no localhost but not on server.

It returns server name.I also tried java script and Jquery but not get expected result.

I am working on internet web application.I want to get pc name and based on pc i get attached printer like label printer and hp printer and then give print command. For printing i am using neodynomic web client dll.

How can i Get MAC address of client machine in different network?

Please give me any link or suggestion.

Posted 7-May-14 1:37am

vinodkumarprajapati

Updated 7-May-14 23:50pm

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ZurdoDev 7-May-14 7:41am

Are all your computers on the same network? Because otherwise it won't make any sense.

Thanks7872 7-May-14 7:45am

Suppose you got Admin-PC for some network then what? How its useful? I mean, why you want Computername?

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Solution 2

Use this to get client Machine Name

C#

HttpRequest request = base.Request;

        // Get UserHostAddress property.
        string address = Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_USER"];

Posted 7-May-14 2:16am

King Fisher

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 7-May-14 8:27am

That will give you a name only in special cases! In most cases it will be an IP or empty...

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-07T01:52:00

Solution 1

There is no way to get name for sure - it depends on the ability of the various DNS servers between your server and the client.
HttpRequest.UserHostName[^] should give you that name, but in most cases it gives IP address...

Posted 7-May-14 1:52am

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

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Sanket Saxena 7-May-14 8:24am

Correct because in order to retrieve the client’s computer name you will have to query the DNS server with the client’s IP

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 7-May-14 8:27am

And who told that client's IP is on any DNS at all...

Sanket Saxena 7-May-14 8:29am

no way thats what i am saying.