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by redshift

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I have a very simple problem, and it seems tht there should be an easy software solution for this, but so far I've come up empty-handed. So I'm asking you.

I sell and install new computers on TCP/IP networks, and many of my clients aren't using DHCP. So when I add a PC to the network, it's a pain to come up with an unused IP address for that institution.

Is there an app that I can plug into a PC that's already on the network that will tell me what the IP address range is, and which addresses are available? I know that address' associated with machines that aren't online could be a problem, but let's ignore that for now and assume that all are live.

Also, if I'm completely off base and am going about this the wrong way, let me know. There could be an obvious answer right inside of Win NT (or 9x!)!

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by astute

This is one good tool which basically scans (pings) a range of IP addresses & tell u which are active & inactive. u can use this to find available IP addresses.

http://www.angryipscanner.com/

But u need to know the IP address range etc.

Good luck

by ntoz

Why dont you look at it as an opportunity to sell additional services such as installing DHCP for your clients that dont have it, explain it to them and make $$$ from the installation and service?

by sangeet_malhotra

Have a look at a utility named tcpnv, search for it and run it. It'll show you the tcp\ip address of all the machines on your LAN, so that you can assign a different name after looking at the table

by sangeet_malhotra

Have a look at a utility named tcpnv, search for it and run it. It'll show you the tcp\ip address of all the machines on your LAN, so that you can assign a different name after looking at the table

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