Get router attached devices info

[davesev]

I use Fing for Android which shows me a bunch of info for connected devices on the router including their IP address and name, but sometimes it's not enough and I'm looking for a Windows 7 tool that does the same thing. Is there something I'm missing in Control Panel or command line or do I need to install a third-party tool?

 

[severedsolo]

I don't know that Windows itself has that info, but if you log into the router itself (run ipconfig /all in command prompt, and use the default gateway as the address in a web browser) - this should give you what you are looking for.

Per example:

 

[davesev]

This is what I would do if I had router admin login, but Fing does not require that, and I am looking for a good Windows 7 equivalent to Fing.

 

[severedsolo]

Can I just ask, why exactly do you need this information?

 

[davesev]

We were trying to troubleshoot why a printer stopped working after a modem switch. I don't understand why us wanting that information is a security concern when I can view it on Android but not Windows 7. That seems more like an issue with Windows.

I'd really love to know some recommendations people!

 

[Berton]

Just a question, is the printer using an Ethernet connection to the Router or USB to a computer?

Usually a Router password can be cleared by following the manufacturer's recommendation for doing a Reset using the Reset button on it [not a power-off reset].

 

[dlc41]

click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click Network and Sharing Center. In the upper-right corner, click View full map. (If your computer is on a domain, network mapping might be disabled). Once the map is created you can right click each device and click on properties for the additional information.

 

[Berton]

Mine shows only the Ethernet-connected devices, none of the Wi-Fi.

 

[dlc41]

Log into your router and check under the Wireless setting for something similar to Isolate Wireless

 

[davesev]

Just a question, is the printer using an Ethernet connection to the Router or USB to a computer?

The printer is using an ethernet connection to the router but that doesn't matter; it could be using a wireless connection, that makes no difference to my question. I just want a tool in Windows to see IPs and their computer descriptions like I can with Fing on Android (has anyone here even tried Fing? It's on iPhone too).

Usually a Router password can be cleared by following the manufacturer's recommendation for doing a Reset using the Reset button on it [not a power-off reset].

The router password has nothing to do with this issue; it is easier to use Fing on Android than log into the router admin but it would be easier to use a Windows tool than Fing.

Please just someone recommend a tool for Windows that does this.

 

[Berton]

Since Fing is being used on an Android device it may be that there's no similar Windows-based application. I got Network Magic with a Linksys Router and it works with WIndows, don't know if it is still offered since Cisco bought Linksys.

 

[dlc41]

click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click Network and Sharing Center. In the upper-right corner, click View full map. (If your computer is on a domain, network mapping might be disabled). Once the map is created you can right click each device and click on properties for the additional information.

It should look something like this

 

[Barman58]

You may find something of use to you here ...

SoftPerfect Download Centre

Network scanner should do what you are looking for

 

[davesev]

click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click Network and Sharing Center. In the upper-right corner, click View full map. (If your computer is on a domain, network mapping might be disabled). Once the map is created you can right click each device and click on properties for the additional information.

OK on my home network it just showed my computer connected to the router connected to the internet, then showed a bunch of other devices at the bottom and said they could not be mapped. Hovering over my computer showed my IP address and MAC address, which is good, but still very limited compared to Fing.

Right-clicking the Printer anywhere gave me a Properties option which is useful but still not as informative as Fing, and no other device had a Properties option. On Mac I can easily see the IP address of other devices, and on Fing I can see not only that but what services those devices have available over the network, which would be really useful to see on Windows!

I can pretty much see whatever is available to see through the router using Linux (which is hard) or Fing (which is easy but only on a mobile device) so I really just want the abilities of Fing on Windows, and I am looking for someone to recommend a program they have used that will do this, and maybe this is the wrong forum to ask on because maybe nobody has actually used any of those programs.