UDP HostName vs IP

[qsrtech]

Hi, I'm having a little issue with using UDP. I'm trying to send packets to a windows box using it's computer name on the LAN vs it's IP and I'm getting an error. Does our UDP library only allow IP address? How to work around this? Note: sending to IP's work no problem of course, but as you can expect when your dealing with IP's they can change easily vs a computer's name and therefore could be more challenging to work with.

Thanks!
John

 

[Erel]

There is no problem with host names. Which error do you get?

The problem is probably in the local DNS.

 

[qsrtech]

I don't believe my network uses a local DNS. I incorrectly assumed the router was providing the names. I've since made a design change to only use IP's, therefore updating DB if the client IP has changed. I can forsee some potential issues with this, but hopefully this will work on a consistent basis.