[gargoyle189]

short storry first, pc that serves a file on the network had a static IP address that no one wrote down, the pc had a crash but lost the network card drivers after installing the drivers again, the ip was missing, is there anyway i can find out from the pc what ip address it had before???

[jwinathome]

Sorry, but the post doesn't make much sense....What are you trying to access? Sounds like unethical hacking, but I could be wrong.

[gargoyle189]

ok its a bit of a long story, but i have a server and a pc in the domain had a static ip address, this pc had a crash and lost the network cards, when i re-installed the drivers for the network card, it didnt keep the static ip address, the pc had shares on it and i need to find the ip address it had before for everything to work right again, i looked in AD but it only has the dhcp address than it has now been given.and i cannot do a system restore as it pre dates that. any help would be gratefully recieved.

[jwinathome]

Can you not assign it a new IP address and set it up as static?

[Frank4d]

You could open regedit and search for the first two or three octets of the IP address (eg: find 192.168.2). There may be some history buried there.

[DoubleHelix]

What about the computers that were connected to this printer? Are you able to pull an IP from there?

[bernardus]

There is a restore function on the network icon R click.
With Start exe and IPCONFIG /ALL you could vieuw the network adresses.
And there is a Coca Cola networkscanner

http://www.download.com/Advanced-IP-...-10558701.html

[Daredeval756]

is it a WAN or LAN Ip?

For LAN:

Start > Run > Type cmd then press enter > Type ipconfig /all

It should list out your gateway and Ip info.

For WAN:

Visit www.whatismyip.com

Best Of Luck!

//daredeval756

[Frank4d]

User is trying to find out what the old IP was, not what it is now.

You could ask IT for a list of IPs that are static for the router (on our XXX.XXX.143.XXX subnet at work, only 30 IPs are reserved for static and the remaining are DHCP). That should narrow it down. Then run a network scanner on the static IP range to see what ones are currently active, narrowing it further.

[Daredeval756]

oops my bad

[Jedi_Master]

Originally Posted by gargoyle189

the pc had shares on it and i need to find the ip address it had before for everything to work right again, i looked in AD but it only has the dhcp address than it has now been given.and i cannot do a system restore as it pre dates that. any help would be gratefully recieved.

Howdy folks...

gargoyle189...

How did you assign these shares, via IP or via share name ?

On the server is it also the DHCP server, and did you reserve the IP for the pc ?

If it was share name it really shouldn't matter, unless you have programs that use the IP, then it's a simple matter of going into the program, and access the configuration and look at the IP, then assign that IP to the pc...

If it was via IP, like DoubleHelix mentioned, you should be able to go to the shares properties on the other pc's and get the IP...

[vicks]

go to www.whatismyip.com
that will give you the ip on the computer.
Vicks

[bernardus]

DHCP Node Settings

I did have a success with the following settings.
Change or add this key in the register.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]

"DhcpNodeType"=dword:00000008

Standard it’s set to: 00000002

This key won’t be available in some cases, but you may add it.
After restart and: IPCONFIG/ALL you will see that the connection has been changed to: Hybride.
Just for sure, export the register key to a safe place in case of security before you change the value?
Double click on this key will restore the original settings. In the same way you may alter other PC’s.

Here is a example to how it looks like.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]
"NbProvider"="_tcp"
"NameServerPort"=dword:00000089
"CacheTimeout"=dword:000927c0
"BcastNameQueryCount"=dword:00000003
"BcastQueryTimeout"=dword:000002ee
"NameSrvQueryCount"=dword:00000003
"NameSrvQueryTimeout"=dword:000005dc
"Size/Small/Medium/Large"=dword:00000001
"SessionKeepAlive"=dword:0036ee80
"TransportBindName"="\\Device\\"
"EnableLMHOSTS"=dword:00000000
"DhcpNodeType"=dword:00000008

Before you try to poll another Pc disable the Firewall since this will prevent in most cases the polling. In Norton for instance you have to allow the home or office service, this is a preset range of IP addresses. You have to set a range also in case of static IP addresses.
Be aware that Windows as trick starts up his Firewall unwanted. In that case you will see that a lock is displayed on R click on the internet icon and status report or box.
And you may have to allow DHCP and IMCP service to poll your PC’s.
Static IP service is more complex.

Another point is the Master setting of your PC
Windows sets automatic the first/fastest or most powerful PC to Master.
This will depend on start up sequence of course.
It is possible to force one PC to Master. However that PC must always be available or active.