hostid in windows

sodhilogin · 11-27-2004, 09:49 AM

How can one know the hostid of a PC in windows?

I have tried using lmutil lmhostid but windows says:

'lmutil' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Will the host id of a PC be same in both windows and linux? I have linux on my PC. So if by someway, I get to know the hostid there, can I use it in windows too?

secesh · 11-27-2004, 11:13 AM

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not relevant... found this.. they have a package to download...
--it ain't a native part of windows...

http://www.platform.com/services/sup...es/License.asp

twilli227 · 11-27-2004, 12:40 PM

This might be what you are looking for:
ipconfig/all

Quote:

Node locked licenses (only available on Windows) are normally locked to the "physical address" (or mac address) of the computer's network card. To get this enter the command " ipconfig/all " into a DOS-box and look for the line "Physical address" for the appropriate network card:

Description ...........: 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address ......: 00-00-86-42-41-1C

The host ID is the "physical address" with the "-"s removed, so in this example it is 00008642411c. Alternatively if you have installed the FLEXlm software onto your machine you can instead type " lmutil lmhostid ".

http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/1380.html

sodhilogin · 11-27-2004, 10:00 PM

hi twilli227

thanks for the flexem thing. it worked fine.

I am able to get the hostid of one of the PC with windows using the "lmutil". Now I have got to check if it will be same in both windows and linux.

But there is another PC which also has flexem, but doesn't give the hostid with the command. anyway, will get the hostid from linux and use it in windows.

sodhilogin · 11-27-2004, 11:44 PM

Finally got the hostid.

If you have linux installed in your PC,it become very easy to get to know the hostid.

Boot into linux and type /sbin/ifconfig.

There will be a number like: 00:C4:09:ED:12:47 (a 12 digit number).

The hostid of such a system will be: 00C409ED1247. The same number will be the hostid for both linux as well as windows.

secesh · 11-28-2004, 12:24 AM

yeah... you really threw me for a loop there... i so rarely *as in never* refer to the physical or MAC address as the hostid... i just wasn't familiar with the flexlm thing...