How to load host entries into Windows CE device (199370)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 for the Handheld PC
This article was previously published under Q199370

SUMMARY

Host name resolution is the process of mapping a host name to an IP address. Windows CE TCP/IP can use HOST entries stored in the registry to resolve host names.

You can load HOST entries into the following registry. Other host addresses found by DNS and WINS servers are also cached in the same registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Tcpip\Hosts\<host name>

You need to create a host name key for each host entry you want to reference.

MORE INFORMATION

Host-name-specific values are listed under the following subkeys for each host name:

ipaddr

  • Value type: Binary
  • Description: An IP address in hexadecimal format, corresponding to the <host name>.
  • Example: 9D 37 C8 07

aliases

  • Value type: Multi-string
  • Description: An optional alias for the host name.
  • Example: hostnamealias

ExpireTime

  • Value type: Binary
  • Description: Time-To-Live value of the host entry in milliseconds. If not present, the host entry is permanent.
PPP_PEER is a special host name stored in the registry.

For additional information about PPP_PEER, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

183988 How to retrieve the IP address of the remote PPP peer

A host name of a local device is stored in the following registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident

Name

  • Value type: String
  • Description: Name of local host.
  • Example: MYHPC
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/30/2004
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