Determine IP address of WRT54G

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I forgot to write down the static IP address that I entered on my Linksys
WRT54G. I don't use the DHCP server, or the WAN side - just using it as a
WAP.

Is there an easy way to determine the IP address without resetting it? (I
have a lot of MAC address filtering enabled)

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On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 20:43:02 +0000 (UTC),
dold@DetermineX.usenet.us.com wrote:

>Another Newsgroup User <not-a@real-email.com> wrote:
>> I forgot to write down the static IP address that I entered on my Linksys
>> WRT54G. I don't use the DHCP server, or the WAN side - just using it as a
>> WAP.
>
>> Is there an easy way to determine the IP address without resetting it? (I
>> have a lot of MAC address filtering enabled)
>
>Presuming you have Windows/cmd available, and you gave it an address on
>your local subnet so you could get to it, a batch file called pingsome.bat
>You might want to catch the output somewhere.
> pingsome 192.168.0 > ping.txt
>
>pingsome.bat:
>@if "%1"=="" goto noargs
>@echo "Ping 255 address on the %1 subnet"
>@echo off
>
>for /L %%i IN (0,1,255) DO ping -a -n 1 -l 50 -w 100 %1.%%i
>@goto :EOF
>
>:NoArgs
>@echo Usage:
>@echo pingsome subnet ( 192.168.0 )
>@goto :EOF

Groan. Brute force, non-elegant, an no finesse. Also, no guarantee
that it's in the 192.168.0.xxx Class C block. Here's a better way:

Flip over the WRT54G and scribble down the MAC address of the unit
(usually the LAN MAC address). I'll *ASSUME* that since you cleverly
set up a static IP address on the LAN side of your router, you also
setup a static IP address on your computah. These should be in the
same Class C IP block (i.e. 192.168.0.something), but should have
different values for something.

Open an MSDOS cmd or command window and run:
arp -s 192.168.0.2 00-aa-00-62-c6-09
where 192.168.0.2 is an IP address other than what you guess the
router is set for and the 00-aa-00-62-c6-09 is the MAC address of the
router. Then, just run:
http://192.168.0.2
and you should get to the web config page. Otherwise, just reset the
router and start over.


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On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:33:53 +0000 (UTC),
dold@DetermineX.usenet.us.com wrote:

(...)
>It was not in my arp table.
>I used the -s to set it in my arp table, with an ip of 99.
>ping failed. ping to the address that it though it had, .113, worked.

Weird. I just tried it with a few devices in my palatial office.
Assigning a 2nd IP address to my DLink DI-614+ wireless router failed.
No ping response. However, doing the same to my Netgear PS104 print
server worked just fine (see below):

C:\> arp -s 192.168.111.101 00-c0-02-30-20-23
C:\> arp -a
Interface: 192.168.111.153 on Interface 0x4
Internet Address Physical Address Type
192.168.111.84 00-c0-02-30-20-23 dynamic
192.168.111.101 00-c0-02-30-20-23 static

C:\> ping 192.168.111.101
Pinging 192.168.111.101 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.111.101: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30
Reply from 192.168.111.101: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=30
(etc).

I just tried it with some ethernet and ISDN routers I happen to have
within reach (RT311, RT328, RH348, P50). The RT311 did NOT work, but
the other three work just fine. I also just tried it with a new
Netgear MR-814v2. Doesn't work.

Maybe that wasn't such a great idea. I'll sniff the packets and see
what's happening, but later please.


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Go to a dos window and type in "IPCONFIG /ALL" and you will see all the ip
addresses on your network in your class. To check the router plug directly
into the router and use same command, making sure your network class is the
same as your router,
Could also ring the supplier or look up their website.
It usually has it in the manual anyway and then you need the password to
alter anything.

"Another Newsgroup User" <not-a@real-email.com> wrote in message
newsybOc.222405$2o2.11498684@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> I forgot to write down the static IP address that I entered on my Linksys
> WRT54G. I don't use the DHCP server, or the WAN side - just using it as a
> WAP.
>
> Is there an easy way to determine the IP address without resetting it? (I
> have a lot of MAC address filtering enabled)
>
>

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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:56:43 GMT, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote:


>The easiest way is to use NMap:
> http://www.insecure.org/nmap/
>
>C:\NMap>nmap -sP 192.168.111.*

Ugh... Far too slow.
Try:
nmap -T5 -sP 192.168.111.0/24
Which works much faster on a LAN.

The "111" is the what I use on my internal LAN. You're will be
different (probably "0" or "1" ).


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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 18:47:02 -0400, "Jim Miller"
<jim@NOSPAMjtmiller.com> wrote:

>just reset the dang thang!
>jtm

If it were that easy, it would be no fun.



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or download an IP scanner such as nmap.

Dennis

"Jim Miller" <jim@NOSPAMjtmiller.com> wrote in message
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> but it is that easy!
>
> sorry to spoil the fun...
>
> jtm
>
>