}

        try {
            return removeDotSuffix(getHostName()).toUpperCase();
        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
            return DEFAULT_WORKSTATION;
        }
    }

    protected String getHostName() throws UnknownHostException {
        return InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName();
    }

    private String removeDotSuffix(String val) {
        int dotPos = val.indexOf('.');