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Old 07-09-2008, 01:14 PM   #1
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Connecting to device without knowing IP

I have plugged a device into my network card, and was told that its default IP address would be 169.254.X.X. How can I find its IP address to connect to it? It's plugged directly into my network card in my desktop machine. If I was in Windows, there is a tool to automatically discover it :-(
 
Old 07-09-2008, 01:23 PM   #2
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A 169.*.*.* IP address is - 99.9% of the time - for an active network card that has not been assigned an IP address through DHCP (or any other protocol that would provide automatic IPs; PPPoE, et cetera).

What type of device, exactly, are you trying to connect to via Ethernet?
 
Old 07-09-2008, 01:25 PM   #3
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I'm trying to connect to a NAS.
 
Old 07-09-2008, 01:27 PM   #4
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Are you going through a router, hub, switch...anything?
 
Old 07-09-2008, 01:38 PM   #5
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No, I'm plugged right in. But I figured it out. I did a broadcast ping and found it.
 
  


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