I currently have a static file of Host names for all the clients in my network.

I would like to Generate a Host list of Client computers in my network, and I am not sure what the best way to approach this is, so I don't have to manually update the static host file.

I can see that this will be beneficial when i need to run scripts that require me to input the host name.

I have thought about trying to read active directory, or using nmap. When I have tried using Nmap I ran into the problem of having to filter the output string of data i needed down to the host name.

Thanks for the input.

Indigo