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From: Vincent-Xavier JUMEL <endymion+gentoo@thetys-retz.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] network discovery tools
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 22:26:17 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110525202616.GE5449@thetys-retz.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201105252154.05507.stephane@22decembre.eu>

Le 25 mai à 21:54 Stéphane Guedon a écrit
> On Wednesday 25 May 2011 21:45:07 Harry Putnam wrote:
> > There must be a number of people who post here that have had to do
> > this problem.
> > 
> > Discover the addresses of computers on a home network that have
> > connected by way of DHCP.  For example: Several wireless connections.
> > 

« ip a s » to get your IP with your mask and then « nmap
ip.in.v4.format/mask »

> > I've used static IPS for around 10 yrs, always seemed handier for
> > things like ssh between home lan computers.
> > 
> > But recently started using DHCP for wireless connections.  It must
> > be such a popular method for some reason.
> > 
> > But when you do it that way, and say want to VNC or ssh or the like
> > to something connected by a dhcp serving WAP then how do you find
> > the address?
> > 
avahi and zeroconf could be an help. With avahi-daemon running every
where and avahi-dnsconfd I just type « ssh -l login myhostname.local »
or « ssh -l login myhostname.lan » depending on your configuration.

> > That is, besides something like accessing the WAP and checking the IPs
> > connected to it.
> > 
> > Is there some quick and sure way to discover any IPs on the home lan?
> >
> > Some kind of mapper tool?
You've got lanmap to, though it doesn't seem maintained IMHO and it
depends on nmap.

> 
> dhcp can assign static adresses ! Thus, it's easier to manage (only the dhcp 
> server to admin !)
> 
> I am not english, thus, don't know website with such doc (in english) but you 
> can easily find it on internet !
> 
Configuration sample are even given in isc-dhcp-server default conf
file, richly commented out.

> You have also dnsmasq that makes both dns (for lan) + dhcp (whereas commonly, 
> this functions are split)
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  reply	other threads:[~2011-05-25 20:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-05-25 19:45 [gentoo-user] [OT] network discovery tools Harry Putnam
2011-05-25 19:54 ` Stéphane Guedon
2011-05-25 20:26   ` Vincent-Xavier JUMEL [this message]
2011-05-25 19:59 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2011-05-25 20:28   ` Harry Putnam
2011-05-26 18:22     ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-25 21:55 ` [gentoo-user] " Neil Bothwick
2011-05-26 16:24 ` Florian Philipp
2011-05-26 19:04   ` Mick
2011-05-28  1:11 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2011-05-29 22:33   ` Harry Putnam

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