New router / headless wired computer

dmberdmber
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I've got a headless desktop that runs xp connected to my home network. I use it for storage, downloading, and as a make-shift USB print server.



Well, I got a new router and I have no idea what the IP address for my headless tower is. Can anyone think of a good way to figure this out? I don't have a keyboard to connect to it. I do have a mouse and a display I could hook up to it (but i was hoping there would be an easier way ... we're moving and a bunch of stuff is packed up.)



It's a netgear router, if that helps. My laptop's IP is 192.168.1.3 and my wife's is 192.168.1.2. So far I've tried ...1 and ...4 but it hasn't worked.



Thanks.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 2
    karl kuehnkarl kuehn Posts: 756member
    Assuming that your router is handing IP addresses out via DHCP, you could log into the router and see if it will give you a list of "clients".
  • Reply 2 of 2
    dmberdmber Posts: 204member
    ya...i was digging around in my router's site but i can't seem to find it. i could get to it easily with my old d-link, but i can't find it with my new netgear...hmm. may have to do some googling on that idea.



    thanks.



    edit: GOT IT!! thanks. i found the page on the router site.
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