[Gllug] OT: Switch

[David Pashley]

Neil Fryer said, and I quote:
> Hi All
> 
> I know that this is really OT, but these are the best places for info. One
> of my SysAds has gone and put 2 new switches on our network, but didn't
> assign IP's to them, or change passwords or anything, and these are hosted
> an hours train ride away from my office, so what I am after is a way to try
> and find the IP's of these machines, so that I can maybe modify them
> remotely. And I dreaming here, and do I have to get on a train and go there,
> or is there a way to do this, or some software that I can use?
> 
> Thanks
> Neil
> 
You can run nmap to portscan for what ever port you are looking for.
However if the IP addresses are on a different subnet, then you will
will not be able to find the devices without changing to the right
subnet. It should be possible, but time consuming.

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David Pashley
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