Check for DNS record using PowerShell 2.0

Question

What could be the best way to resolve a computer name apart from using:

[System.Net.DNS]::GetHostByName('MachineName').HostName

I dont want to import any specific DNS Modules.

Answer 1

You can try the GetHostEntry method:

[Net.DNS]::GetHostEntry("MachineName")

Another way would be to ping it using Test-Connection cmdlet, see this tip