# Obtain the IP adress with Natural **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, Natural-on-Linux, Natural-on-Windows-Unix\ **Created:** [March 31, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/obtain-the-ip-adress-with-natural/60754 "2006-03-31T20:34:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gabriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de0a6/32.png) [@Gabriel](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Gabriel)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/obtain-the-ip-adress-with-natural/60754/1 "2006-03-31T20:34:20Z")
Hello, I work with Natural and unix (AIX OS). I would need a way to capture the computer where a program is running. It could be the IP adress, the computer name, or something similar. I tried with the \*INIT-ID, but is not the same each time I open the session. Does anybody know the way to obtain this information? Thanks a lot, Gabriel Knuchel. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Chad\_Scott](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Chad_Scott)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/obtain-the-ip-adress-with-natural/60754/2 "2006-03-31T21:13:17Z")
In the Windows version there are system variables which give some of that information: \*HOSTNAME = The name of the machine \*NET-USER = the complete user ID consisting of the domain name and the actual user ID The \*HOSTNAME may work if it is available on your OS… Chad. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/obtain-the-ip-adress-with-natural/60754/3 "2021-04-02T14:40:33Z")