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> InetAddress.getByName(<ip address>).getHostName() will do what you
> want, if the info is available.

Where would the info have to be available?  Is there anything comparable to
a "dig -x" command under Unix?  For most IP addresses, there will not be
anything configured on my computer, but I know that ARPA reverse lookups are
possible.

The method you show above still returns the IP address on my system, yet a
"dig -x" will show the host name resolved.

David