FTP for a 5 machine LAN.

[mike55]

Hi all

 

Am thinking of writting a simple ftp programme. What I would like to do is that if you hit a button, the application would automatically go out and get the IP addresses of all the machines on my network. Now my networs is just a simple Lan with a simple hub that is used to interconnect 5 machines together.

 

I'm just wondering is the above possible in any way or is it crazy even considering such an idea.

 

Mike55

[neodammer]

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Hi all

 

Am thinking of writting a simple ftp programme. What I would like to do is that if you hit a button, the application would automatically go out and get the IP addresses of all the machines on my network. Now my networs is just a simple Lan with a simple hub that is used to interconnect 5 machines together.

 

I'm just wondering is the above possible in any way or is it crazy even considering such an idea.

 

Mike55

 

Well if all 5 pc's have the same ip except for the last 2 or 3 digits you can do a 1-999 ping via tcp. and then whichever other 4 actually reply have them displayed or stored to a variable etc.. course im sure there is a less violent lol way to do this as this method hogs network/pc resources and alot of firewalls will go off the heezy for sheezy

[mike55]

Hi neodammer

 

Thanks for the reply, will keep looking for a suitable solution.

 

Mike55