Determining IP address of LAN printer...
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From: John Albert on 11 Apr 2010 11:01 Hello all - I'm trying to get a laptop running 10.6.3 connected via Ethernet through my router. The printer is a Brother HL-5250DN. I've got the drivers [CUPS driver from Brother's web site] already installed on the laptop. Can't seem to "touch" the printer, however. I believe that the crucial item I need is the printers IP address (through the router). What software tool do I need to ascertain the printer's IP address? Thanks, - John
From: Ctalk Project on 11 Apr 2010 13:12 John Albert <j.albert(a)snet.net> writes: > Hello all - > > I'm trying to get a laptop running 10.6.3 connected via Ethernet > through my router. > > The printer is a Brother HL-5250DN. I've got the drivers [CUPS driver > from Brother's web site] already installed on the laptop. > > Can't seem to "touch" the printer, however. I believe that the crucial > item I need is the printers IP address (through the router). > > What software tool do I need to ascertain the printer's IP address? As you might expect, it depends on the router. If the router uses DHCP, the address should be present in the Ethernet connection's system preferences dialog. The router manufacturer's Web site should have information about how to view the router's status using the address given in the dialog. -- Ctalk Home Page: http://www.ctalklang.org
From: johnny bobby bee on 11 Apr 2010 14:30 On 04/11/2010 11:01 AM, John Albert wrote: > What software tool do I need to ascertain the printer's IP > address? nmap -sP 192.168.1.0-254 Replace with IP address of your network. -- Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion. -- Democritus
From: Bob Harris on 11 Apr 2010 17:12 In article <4bc1e480$0$16731$2c56edd9(a)usenetrocket.com>, John Albert <j.albert(a)snet.net> wrote: > Hello all - > > I'm trying to get a laptop running 10.6.3 connected via > Ethernet through my router. > > The printer is a Brother HL-5250DN. I've got the drivers > [CUPS driver from Brother's web site] already installed on > the laptop. > > Can't seem to "touch" the printer, however. I believe that > the crucial item I need is the printers IP address (through > the router). > > What software tool do I need to ascertain the printer's IP > address? > > Thanks, > - John I have found that WakOnLan has been able to discover just about every active device on my LAN and display their IP address. <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/24421>
From: JF Mezei on 11 Apr 2010 18:39
John Albert wrote: > What software tool do I need to ascertain the printer's IP > address? The answer is unfortunatly "it depends". You will need to start to be on the same LAN as your printer. No router involved. A printer would usually have a fixed IP address. If you have a DHCP server, you should look its configuration up to see if it has any entry for your printer (both in the config and in the running status of what IPs have been given to whom). If you ping the broadcast address of your LAN, you *can* get a list of IPs which are on the LAN. ( for instance ping 192.168.255.255 ). You need to look at the subnet to determine what the broadcast address is. This does not always work as not all IP stacks reply to pings to the broadcast address. If the list of IPs who do reply, you need to eliminate the ones you know, and that would leave the printer. Another option, one which tends to be more reliable is to have a network sniffer such as Wireshark looking at all packets on the LAN while you turn on the printer. You should see some traffic from the printer announcing itself (ARP, DHCP or whatever). You'll see its IP address. |