ASPDNS is an ASP component that provides simple Domain Name Service (DNS) Lookups from your ASP pages. This simply means that the component can be used to resolve internet hostnames such as www.microsoft.com into their IP Addresses. Alternatively, it can be used to rseolve an IP Address (such as 196.15.200.26) into a fully qualified domain name.

The component is a form of freeware that I call donationware. It can be downloaded from here (1,415,014 bytes). If you have Visual Basic V6.0 SP5 runtimes already loaded on your system, you can download the bare DLL (32,768 bytes) by clicking here. You can then register it yourself using regsvr32.exe. If you are not fully conversant with component registration or are not sure if you have the required runtimes, rather download the full installation.

<%
   Dim DNS
   Dim A

   Set DNS = Server.CreateObject("ASPDNS.DNSLookup")
   A = DNS.GetIPFromName("www.hotbot.com")
   Response.Write "www.hotbot.com = " & A & "<BR>"
   A = DNS.GetNameFromIP("196.25.1.1")
   Response.Write "196.25.1.1 = " & A
   Set DNS = Nothing
%>

As every programmer knows, a fair amount of time goes into developing a product. Programmers are normally nice guys but are not the sharpest business people. As a result, we tend to give away things for free. DONATIONWARE is my idea of letting you make a contribution if you feel that you would like to. So, if you like the software and feel that it saved you time, you can make a US$10 contribution. Or you can just use it for free and feel bad about it ;). Either way, the software is the same. It still works and it is not crippled. You will not receive a new super version of the component when you register. The free and the registered versions are the same. You do not HAVE to buy it, but if you want make a contribution, feel free to do so by clicking here or by clicking on the button below. Thanks ;)

This component is provided as is and without any guarantees or promises. You use it entirely at your own risk. It was written with care but cannot be certified to contain no bugs or errors. You also cannot hold me responsible if it crashes your server or starts World War III. Since it's free, I do not guarantee performance, support or error-free operation.

This Webpage was written in a great hurry, so please don't judge the component on the appearance of this page. One day when I grow up, I'll make a decent page. At least it is better than it predecessor... ;) .If you wish to mail me any comments, feel free to do so at stefan@internext.co.za