How To Scan Network In Windows?
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1. Right-click the Start button and select Network Connections.
2. Select the View Network Connections option.
3. Select the Local Area Connection you wish to scan.
4. Right-click the connection you wish to scan and select Properties.
5. Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option and click the Properties button.
6. In the General tab, select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically options.
7. Click OK to save the settings.
8. Launch a command prompt window by typing cmd in the Windows search box and clicking the Command Prompt option.
9. Type the following in the command prompt window and press Enter:
nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24
This will scan the network for connected devices. Replace 192.168.1.0/24 with the IP address range of your network, if it is different.
1. Open the Command Prompt. This can be done by searching for “cmd” in the Windows search bar.
2. Enter the command “ipconfig /release” and press enter to release your current connection information.
3. Enter the command “ipconfig /renew” and press enter to renew your connection information.
4. Enter the command “net view” and press enter to view a list of computers currently connected to the same network.
5. Enter the command “arp –a” and press enter to view the IP addresses associated with each computer on the network.