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Welcome to the Princeton University Host Database.
Overview
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About the Host Database
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General information about the database.
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Which Devices Must be Registered in the Host Database?
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Nearly all devices attached to the University's data network must be
registered in this database.
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Who Needs to Register a Device in the Host Database?
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Who is responsible for registering each device.
Tools
- Search/View the Host Database
- Search for and view entries in the Host Database.
- Identify My Computer
- Display the Host Database entry corresponding to the IP address
your device is presently using.
- Make Changes For Office Entries (i.e. all entries except Dormnet Subscriptions)
- Add, change, and delete Host Database entries
(except for those entries associated with a Dormnet subscription).
Also set the Departmental Contacts for a department.
- Make Changes for Dormnet Subscriptions
- Subscribe to Dormnet,
unsubscribe from Dormnet,
change a Host Database entry associated with a Dormnet subscription,
or create an additional Dormnet entry.
Other Documentation
- How to Subscribe a Wireless-Only Device to Dormnet
- A device lacking a 10Base-TX (or compatible) Ethernet interface
doesn't meet the minimum requirements for a Dormnet subscription,
but may still be subscribed to Dormnet.
- How to Request a Bulk Host Database Change
- When you need to make the same change to many existing Host Database entries,
OIT can make the change for you.
- Scheduling a Host Database Change For a Specific Time
- How to request that a Host Database change happen at a specific time.
- Programmatic Access to the Host Database via the hostExtDB Library
- How to read the Host Database programmatically.
Announcements
Hostmaster's PGP public key is available
here.
(Hostmaster's old PGP public key was
here.
Here is a
key transition statement.)
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