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I'm basically looking for something like this but available on Mac.
Oct 17, 2016. I had the same issue, albeit on Sierra, talking to an Arduino Nano clone (which also uses a FTDI FT232RL bridge). What seems to have worked for me is actually removing the FTDI driver ( /Library/Extensions/FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext ), after finding that Apple ships an FTDI driver with the OS itself. How to Find Vendor and Device ID's System Profiler is found in the Utilities folder of OSX. You can also access it through 'About This Mac' by clicking the 'More Info.' Click on the device type (PCI, USB) in the left pane and find the device in the right pane. You should see a vendor id and a device id.
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I am trying to connect a new workstation to our wireless multifunction printer and I'm having a hell of a time getting the device to spit out an IP for me to connect to.
Is there a way I can scan the network somehow?
If it makes a difference, the new workstation is using Mac OS X 10.6.
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Ping the broadcast address
(you can find it withifconfig grep broadcast)and then do an
arp -a
Where x.x.x is the first three numbers in your ip address.
Your printer provides a file share for dropping files into or are you just trying to locate the printer on your network?
Does your new multifunction printer support Bonjour/ZeroConf? (Most new network based printers do) If so you can use a program such as Bonjour Browser to see what is available on your network.
On your router does it appear on the DHCP Clients Table (you may have to consult your manual to see how to see this table) - as this will also give you the IP but will also let you know for certain that your printer is actually connected to your network.
From your Mac itself you can use a program such as Nmap from the command line or use a GUI based app (eg. Zenmap - GUI for Nmap or AngryIPScanner) to scan your network and then see what ports are available.
ChealionChealionSingle Line Answer: http://nmap.org/download.html [Use NMAP] or Angry IP Scanner
NMAP [nmap] is your best friend for all sorts of network devices scans. Use Zenmap if you need GUI [zenmap].
Assuming your local network is 192.168.0.0/24 (where 24 means netmask 255.255.255.0) this will give you online hosts with their IP and MAC addresses:
nmap -sP 192.168.0.0/24
You can download the package from project website or build yourself from sources with MacPorts [macports]. Enjoy! :-)
[nmap] https://nmap.org/
[zenmap] https://nmap.org/zenmap/
[macports] https://www.macports.org/
Fing (mostly known as a mobile network scanner for android/ios) has a freely available macos console version which additionally does some fingerprinting via built-in mac address manufacturer tables. It appears to be faster than nmap and easier to use.
Once installed you can run it with:
It is apparently closed source so I don't know how safe it is to use. Make sure you are aware of potential risks.
ccpizzaccpizzaOn the Mac, there is IP Scanner, which looks has a GUI that aggregates arp, bonjour, NBT and some other network scanning technologies.
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