[VPM] network discovery

[Jeremy Aiyadurai]

hi all,

how do i discover all hosts (ip's and hostnames) on a lan, using perl.

my reason is that i am working on a client/server app. my ip's change from 
time to time on my network, depending on when and which machines are 
shutdown/restarted, and it is hard for me to find any pattern, if there is 
such a thing.


thanks in advance for any help.

Jeremy A.

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