Here’s a quick and easy way to do a Reverse DNS (RDNS) lookup using ping.exe from a Windows command prompt using the -a switch.
ping -a <IP Address>
Example
ping -a 76.96.54.12
This example will resolve the address as follows:
Pinging www4.comcast.net [76.96.54.12] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 76.96.54.12: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=51
Reply from 76.96.54.12: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=51
Reply from 76.96.54.12: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=51
Reply from 76.96.54.12: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=51Ping statistics for 76.96.54.12:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 7ms, Maximum = 66ms, Average = 21ms
