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How can I find the IP of a Windows host from OS X?

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Mar 15, 20269498 views
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Is there an easy way from the OS X (Lion) command line or Finder to determine the IP address of a Windows machine on the same subnet (in a home network)? Assume the machine itself is not easily accessible. I know of the following ways: Refer to the router(dhcp server)'s web admin page. Use to get a…

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arp -a

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Use (Source). This will give you the IP address of a given NetBIOS name. I presume it’s the same as what the Finder does when connecting to an URL, so it’s probably subject to the same limitations (I don’t actually know what these are but I’ve notic…

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