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  Asked: Feb 17 2008   8:07 PM GMT
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How do you find the IP address of a switch in a LAN from a PC


IP addressing, LAN, Switches

How do you find the IP address of a switch in a LAN from a PC. If you are not the network administrator but as a user of the pc in the lan.

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Last Answered: Feb 17 2008  10:07 PM GMT  by Mrdenny




Network switches don't have IP addresses which normal network users would need to know. The IP address is only used to manage the network switch. Even if you had the IP address of the network switch you won't have access to log onto the operating system of the network switch.

Without knowing the IP address you would need to check all the IPs on the network.

If the network is setup correctly that management IP of the network will be a different IP than the IP range which the users on the LAN use.
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Labnuke99  |   Feb 18 2008  2:18PM GMT

This is a security question and a regular LAN user should not have this level of access. Why in particular would you be asking this type of question?

 

Buddyfarr  |   Feb 19 2008  7:37PM GMT

yep, best policy is to contact your network admin if you need changes to the network done. trying to access this type of equipment without the express permission from them can end you up at these types of websites:

monster.com
jobfinder.com
careerbuilder.com

as in you will probably lose your job. ;)