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Please visit the following link:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=403336

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Posted by sagitraz

If gethostname fails suspect there's a NAT box between you and the rest of the world. NAT is often implemented in a firewall and folks who are behind a NAT box cannot see the external address because all incoming addresses in packet headers are translated.

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Posted by suresh123