From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QPKiF-0002T8-Qr for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 25 May 2011 20:29:52 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 184801C387; Wed, 25 May 2011 20:26:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.thetys-retz.net (thetys-retz.net [81.57.205.161]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C12E71C00F for ; Wed, 25 May 2011 20:26:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (pacem.thetys-retz.net [127.0.0.1]) by mail.thetys-retz.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76D033EE1 for ; Wed, 25 May 2011 22:26:18 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.thetys-retz.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.thetys-retz.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id A8+8wsMkMji8 for ; Wed, 25 May 2011 22:26:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: from thetys-retz.net (unknown [IPv6:2a01:e35:8a56:ef90:6ef0:49ff:fe05:7288]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: endymion) by mail.thetys-retz.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D506A2C64 for ; Wed, 25 May 2011 22:26:13 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 22:26:17 +0200 From: Vincent-Xavier JUMEL To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] network discovery tools Message-ID: <20110525202616.GE5449@thetys-retz.net> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <871uzmwon0.fsf@newsguy.com> <201105252154.05507.stephane@22decembre.eu> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201105252154.05507.stephane@22decembre.eu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 3c0077cf1946b398b91cc9d2d19020e9 Le 25 mai =C3=A0 21:54 St=C3=A9phane Guedon a =C3=A9crit > 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. > >=20 > > Discover the addresses of computers on a home network that have > > connected by way of DHCP. For example: Several wireless connections. > >=20 =C2=AB ip a s =C2=BB to get your IP with your mask and then =C2=AB nmap ip.in.v4.format/mask =C2=BB > > I've used static IPS for around 10 yrs, always seemed handier for > > things like ssh between home lan computers. > >=20 > > But recently started using DHCP for wireless connections. It must > > be such a popular method for some reason. > >=20 > > 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? > >=20 avahi and zeroconf could be an help. With avahi-daemon running every where and avahi-dnsconfd I just type =C2=AB ssh -l login myhostname.local= =C2=BB or =C2=AB ssh -l login myhostname.lan =C2=BB depending on your configurat= ion. > > That is, besides something like accessing the WAP and checking the IP= s > > connected to it. > >=20 > > 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. >=20 > dhcp can assign static adresses ! Thus, it's easier to manage (only the= dhcp=20 > server to admin !) >=20 > I am not english, thus, don't know website with such doc (in english) b= ut you=20 > can easily find it on internet ! >=20 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 com= monly,=20 > this functions are split) --=20 Vincent-Xavier JUMEL GPG Id: 0x2E14CE70 http://thetys-retz.net Rejoignez les 5398 adh=C3=A9rents de l'April http://www.april.org/adherer Parinux, logiciel libre =C3=A0 Paris : http://www.parinux.org