Getting client hostname in Node.js
javascript, node.js
Solution
I think the only way you can do it is like this:
<form method="post" action="/gethostname">
<label for="hostname">What is your hostname?</label>
<input type="text" name="hostname" id="hostname">
</form>
But I would suggest you don't really need it, it's not like you can do anything useful with the information. If you just want a string to identify with the user's machine then you can make something up.
If what you're really after is the FQDN then I would suggest it's still not really that useful to you, but for that you need Reverse DNS lookup. If you're on a VPS or similar you can probably configure your box to do this for you, but note that it'll likely take a few seconds so it's not a good idea to do it as part of a response. Also note, you'll not be getting the user's machine's FQDN in most cases but that of their router.
Problem
is it possible to get hostname in Node.js? This is how I get client's IP: ``` var ip = request.header('x-forwarded-for'); ``` So, how do I get client's hostname? ``` var hostname = request.header('???'); ``` Thanks for reply!