Is there a reliable way to get the hostname of a remote computer using VBScript?<BR><BR>I'm trying to write a script that will check for a particular program on all computers in a specified IP range.

A hostname is a label assigned to a device (a host) on a network. It distinguishes one device from another on a specific network or over the internet. The hostname for a computer on a home network may ...

I need to take a running windows desktop box that's part of a domain, give it a new computer name, and then continue working on it (with the box having the new name), without having to reboot at all.