function GetIPFromHost
(var HostName, IPaddr, WSAErr: string): Boolean; 
type 
  Name = array[0..100] of Char; 
  PName = ^Name; 
var 
  HEnt: pHostEnt; 
  HName: PName; 
  WSAData: TWSAData; 
  i: Integer; 
begin 
  Result := False;     
  if WSAStartup($0101, WSAData) <> 0 then begin 
    WSAErr := 'Winsock is not responding."'; 
    Exit; 
  end; 
  IPaddr := ''; 
  New(HName); 
  if GetHostName(HName^, SizeOf(Name)) = 0 then
  begin 
    HostName := StrPas(HName^); 
    HEnt := GetHostByName(HName^); 
    for i := 0 to HEnt^.h_length - 1 do 
     IPaddr :=
      Concat(IPaddr,
      IntToStr(Ord(HEnt^.h_addr_list^[i])) + '.'); 
    SetLength(IPaddr, Length(IPaddr) - 1); 
    Result := True; 
  end
  else begin 
   case WSAGetLastError of
    WSANOTINITIALISED:WSAErr:='WSANotInitialised'; 
    WSAENETDOWN      :WSAErr:='WSAENetDown'; 
    WSAEINPROGRESS   :WSAErr:='WSAEInProgress'; 
   end; 
  end; 
  Dispose(HName); 
  WSACleanup; 
end;