System.Net.Dns.GetHostAddresses
public static IPEndPoint GetIPEndPointFromHostName(string hostName, int port, bool throwIfMoreThanOneIP)
{
var addresses = System.Net.Dns.GetHostAddresses(hostName);
if (addresses.Length == 0)
{
throw new ArgumentException(
"Unable to retrieve address from specified host name.",
"hostName"
);
}
else if (throwIfMoreThanOneIP && addresses.Length > 1)
{
throw new ArgumentException(
"There is more that one IP address to the specified host.",
"hostName"
);
}
return new IPEndPoint(addresses[0], port); // Port gets validated here.
}