Ethernet device software ..

[Jack Valiant]

Hi Guys... is there any freebie software out there that can easily tell you what ethernet devices are on your own home network? I have a external HDisk with ethernet connectivity but cannot seem to see it / address it (Using Windows 7)

Thanks

Chris

[marshalla]

Has it been assigned an IP address ?

[dilbert]

This question came up on a mailing list I read;

"pingrange"

[marshalla]

Ping will only work if the devices have IP addresses, hence my question.

[Jack Valiant]

Nope it was given to me, so I thought it would make a good backup device on my home network, anyway of seeing the addresses of devices on your network?

[griffgrog]

Ethereal / Wireshark. It will sniff everything on your network.

[marshalla]

How do you allocate IP addresses to your other devices ? If you have a router with DHCP enabled then you should be able to look at the management interface of that and see connected devices. It may even show unknown devices which do not have address leases yet.

[marshalla]

griffgrog said:

Ethereal / Wireshark. It will sniff everything on your network.

Will only work if the device in question is generating traffic.

[Jack Valiant]

Thanks guys have put on Wireshark and loads of data / packet whistling by the screen but for network newbie like me how do you identify specific devices on the net work? It is not listed on my router software by the way

[marshalla]

Right - back to basics - what is it exactly ? Make, model etc.
and is it actually plugged into the network using the right sort of cable ?

Edited by marshalla on Thursday 4th February 17:29

[Jack Valiant]

Thanks ... it is a maplin Media lan enclosure with a 500Mb hard disk all formated with files on it and can be addressed by usb ok. It comes with ethernet and USB2 connectivity. It is connected to my wired network with a proven cable that works fine with another devices

Chris

[ErnestM]

GFI LanGuard may do what you want...

http://www.gfi.com/lannetscan/free-network-securit...

[Who me ?]

Angry IP scanner - only problem is that you need to know the IP range to scamn .
Other wise quite good ,and not a high user item .It does show up on saome spyware checkers a a problem .

http://www.angryip.org/w/Download

[Silent1]

[quote=Who me ?]Angry IP scanner - only problem is that you need to know the IP range to scamn .
Other wise quite good ,and not a high user item .It does show up on saome spyware checkers a a problem .

http://www.angryip.org/w/Download
[/quote]

This is what i'd suggest, bang in the range as 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.255 and it'll then list any connected ip addresses.

[Who me ?]

Just another thought -on my LAN ,if I access it on my browser ( something like 192.168.2.1) ,it's got a DHCP client list ,that shows all connected addresses .