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Re: Re: Finding IP Devices on a LAN?



On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 4:03 PM, dermot_bradley
<bradley@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>  If all the 22 devices are running TCP/IP then it is strange that 14
of
>  them weren't detected. Maybe these devices have an incorrectly
>  configured netmask/broadcast address or else you didn't ping the
>  correct broadcast address (x.x.x.255 only applies for a /24 network).

Perhaps they don't support ping, or don't respond to a broadcast ping.
Both are common, particularly in embedded devices.

ant

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