The “cmd” command to show the all the connected machines on network

Parman said:

If your dns server is setup correctly. You should be able to use

nslookup FQDN

FQDN= fully qualified domain name.

Find your fqdn with
echo %COMPUTERNAME%.%USERDNSDOMAIN%


example from work:
C:\Documents and Settings\CParman>echo %COMPUTERNAME%.%USERDNSDOMAIN%
CPARMAN-8DFCMF1.CORP

update:
%USERDNSDOMAIN% only works on a domain

So you can get it with the ipconfig /all output.

Code:

C:\Documents and Settings\CParman>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : cparman-8dfcmf1
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : CORP

Very much appreciated Kari and Parman.



Once, I saw an IT personnel using a command to show all the connected machines with a particular machine (the command is joined with identifying its IP address). I couldn’t remember the command he used.


All the best
Jamal

I personally don't know any built in windows commands that can do that. But like I said before there are plenty of third party programs that can. He might of been using one of them.

If your not fused what device you use to find out all ips, computer names etc etc, if you have an android or iPhone device, Download an app called fing. Its free , connect your device to the network and open the fing app, it will scan the network and show all devices, ip address, mac address.

braddersz said:

If your not fused what device you use to find out all ips, computer names etc etc, if you have an android or iPhone device, Download an app called fing. Its free , connect your device to the network and open the fing app, it will scan the network and show all devices, ip address, mac address.

Many thanks guys for the help. This is very useful

Best

Jamal

Jamal NUMAN said:

braddersz said:

If your not fused what device you use to find out all ips, computer names etc etc, if you have an android or iPhone device, Download an app called fing. Its free , connect your device to the network and open the fing app, it will scan the network and show all devices, ip address, mac address.

Many thanks guys for the help. This is very useful

Best

Jamal

Glad we can help.

Heres what FING looks like in action:

Hi!

Since this is the first thread that appears when you Google for similar issues, I thought that I'd give you an answer how to get all IP addresses in your local network. It's arp -a. You can look through arp commands by just typing in arp. Word of advice - don't mess around with it too much.

CupcakeMedia said:

Hi!

Since this is the first thread that appears when you Google for similar issues, I thought that I'd give you an answer how to get all IP addresses in your local network. It's arp -a. You can look through arp commands by just typing in arp. Word of advice - don't mess around with it too much.

See post #9.

Kari said:

Maybe I should join the hair splitting competition in this already "dead" thread:

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) listing which is shown with arp -a command is quite irrelevant regarding the thread title and OP's original question over two and a half years ago. The OP wanted to know a command to see the MACHINES (names), not a list of IP ADDRESSES without anyway to connect said IP addresses to a certain computer. In OP's case the command was and is NET VIEW.

Hi Kari,

Arp-a and net view are just great.

Is there a way to show the machine names AND their IP address in the same page?

Install a DNS server perhaps (Linux if you can't get a MS server) :)

These are for Linux:
Seven Easy Steps To Setting Up An Interal DNS Server On Ubuntu | mixeduperic.com
or
How to set up a Linux DNS server « Blog « ComTech: IT Support Stirling

Your DHCP points to this DNS which in turn forwards external names.

Any fault in this thought?