[Gllug] unknown ip of netgear printer server

[Ian Norton]

using tcp dump, we get absolutly no traffic whatsoever during power up,
i might try it when i plug in a printer aswell,

Ian


On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 09:36:43AM +0100, Simon Morris wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 10:16, Ian Norton wrote:
> > Hi everyone
> > 
> > we just recieved a netgear ps113 printer server from ebay, it kind of seems
> > happy, it lights up, rx blinks when you push packets at it over a crossover or
> > hub etc.
> > 
> > however,
> > 
> > it does seem, that either it is totally useless and infact is dead, or that its
> > previous owner has set it's IP to some really obscure one.
> > 
> > the unit has also had its identification sticker removed :-/ (some idiots in
> > the world) which means we dont know the mac.
> > 
> > any ideas for finding its ip? or its mac?
> > 
> > Ian
> 
> How about using a crossover cable onto your PC and use Ethereal or
> another packet sniffer to have a look at what happens when you start the
> Print server.
> 
> It should check that it's IP address is unique when the device starts
> which may help you.
> 
> -- 
> Simon Morris <simon.morris at westbourne-terrace.com>



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