Using an IP Address to Find a PC on a Network

scaramanga182 · 25 May 2006 at 12:06

Hi. We've had a computer 'mis-used' on the works network and we have the IP address of the offending machine. Is there a way we can use this IP number to find the computers name, so that we can then check its history to see who commited offence. Unfortunately the machines are named 1-500, but we can tell by the name where in the building the machine is located.

Thanks.

Wayn0r · 25 May 2006 at 12:09

if you check your networking equipment there is usally a button that shows all connected computers names and their associated ip address'.

edit: in the router/switch control panel.

Bash · 25 May 2006 at 12:24

nslookup if your using DNS.

Burnsy2023 · 25 May 2006 at 13:19

Bash said:
nslookup if your using DNS.

Best way, but if you using DNS you can also usually get name resultion through the ping command as well. There's many ways to do it but i'd use nslookup.

Burnsy