Re: function that resolves IP addresses

give this a try if you don't mind using plperlu. This was tested with Postgresql 8.0.3

create or replace function gethostbyaddr(inet) returns text
as
$$
use strict;
use Socket;
my $inet = $_[0];
my $iaddr=inet_aton($inet);
my $name = gethostbyaddr($iaddr,AF_INET);
return $name;
$$
language plperlu;

select gethostbyaddr('199.181.132.250'::inet);

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Marcel Gsteiger" <Marcel(dot)Gsteiger(at)milprog(dot)ch>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:36:46 +0200
Subject: [GENERAL] function that resolves IP addresses

> Hi all
>
> Does anybody know how I could create a database function that accepts
> an INET parameter and reverse-lookups the hostname via DNS PTR lookup?
> Something like the dnsname command line utility in the djbdns package. I
> need this function for analyzing firewall logs stored in the database
> with ulogd.
>
> Any idea would much be appreciated.
>
> Regards
> --Marcel
>
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