Resolve-IPAddress

SYNOPSIS

Resolves a given hostename to its associated IPv4 address.

Author: Will Schroeder (@harmj0y)
License: BSD 3-Clause
Required Dependencies: None

SYNTAX

Resolve-IPAddress [[-ComputerName] <String[]>]

DESCRIPTION

Resolves a given hostename to its associated IPv4 address using [Net.Dns]::GetHostEntry(). If no hostname is provided, the default is the IP address of the localhost.

EXAMPLES

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

Resolve-IPAddress -ComputerName SERVER

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

@("SERVER1", "SERVER2") | Resolve-IPAddress

PARAMETERS

-ComputerName

{{Fill ComputerName Description}}

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: HostName, dnshostname, name

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: $Env:COMPUTERNAME
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

INPUTS

String

Accepts one or more IP address strings on the pipeline.

OUTPUTS

• System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject

A custom PSObject with the ComputerName and IPAddress.