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Home network query

  • 29-10-2010 2:53pm
    #1
    Shanio100
    Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭


    Hey guys

    Does anyone know of a programme / application that can assist with seeing what devices are actually attached to your home network? I'm on my Windows 7 laptop and the generic network programme within the Control Panel isn't particularly helpful. It seems to only give details of the actual PC's / laptops that are on the network.

    Is there no programme that shows you all devices, i.e. iPhone, internet radio's, a wired console etc? I cant see their info in the existing programme.

    Cheers in advance.


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  • #2
    ladgie353
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭ladgie353


    Assuming you have a router, the management interface should have a list of attached devices.
    That would normally include anything connected to it, PC or other.


  • #3
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    ladgie353 wrote: »
    Assuming you have a router, the management interface should have a list of attached devices.
    That would normally include anything connected to it, PC or other.

    Yes, this is good advice, you will be able to see all the attached devices including their host name (user-pc, billys netbook etc.) plus their mac address and lan IP.


  • #4
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,268 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network Map

    However that will only show you what the Computer can see, and thats usually just whats in the Work Group.

    To see all of your Internet Radios, Skype Phones, etc. You need to enter your Router as Ladgie says and go to the management page and identify each device on your network by IP Adress. Those adresses will all be generic, like 192.168.1.101, 102, 103, etc. To make it easy you can assign Static IPs to your Computers to identify them easier - anything between .100 and .255

    Plenty of guides online (eHow, etc) to show you that, based on your Operating systems, and router.

    Unfortunately I can't think of any PC based program that does what you're asking, that kind of thing is handled at the Admin-level in your Router's firmware.


  • #5
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,400 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/

    is a good small, free program that will scan your network


  • #6
    martinAD71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭martinAD71


    Ghost Train wrote: »
    http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/

    is a good small, free program that will scan your network

    +1 on this I have used many times, its great for finding devices on the network


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  • #7
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,268 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    that program has me worried now.

    I scanned it and it shows the downstairs PC as PC1 but my own PC is shown as PC2.sc.rr.com - sc.rr.com is my ISP's domain. Very strange.


  • #8
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Overheal wrote: »
    that program has me worried now.

    I scanned it and it shows the downstairs PC as PC1 but my own PC is shown as PC2.sc.rr.com - sc.rr.com is my ISP's domain. Very strange.

    .....because its set as the domain on the router/modem, its giving Your pc a dhcp lease


  • #9
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,268 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    .....because its set as the domain on the router/modem, its giving Your pc a dhcp lease
    but not a lease to my other pc on the internet?


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