Author: Jim Nicholson Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] How to find the IP address of something
On 15 Jan 2008, at 22:37, Samuel Penn wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 January 2008 22:24:03 Tim wrote:
>> It is a print server, I have checked for a reset switch but there
>> is not
>> one although I could not find any info about a default IP address
>> either
>
> It's not using DHCP is it? DHCP server logs might tell you.
> (my IP printer (if that's what you mean) uses DHCP if it finds
> it, or I think it uses a default if not).
>
Have you checked the manufacturer's website for a (windoze) discovery
utility? I know my wireless access point has one - I guess it sends a
broadcast packet and listens for a response from the device in question.
