[Aaron_M]

I have some machines on my network, that are metorologist computers that are linux based, the automaticly are set to start up the weather software and all. What is an easy way i can find out the IP addresses of these machines?

 

[wmorri]

Hi,

You will need to open a terminal. From there you will want to type "ifconfig" w/o quotes. You will get an output that looks like:

[[email protected] ~]$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 08:00:27:A1:553
inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast: 192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

There is a lot more information too but don't worry about that. You need to find the line that has the inet addr: 192.168.1.x or 10.10.1.x, whatever you have your ips set as and that will tell you what the ip for the computer is.

Cheers!

 

[Aaron_M]

Okay, i really know nothing about linux, how would i go about opening a terminal?

 

[Done_Fishin]

What distro are they running ?

look for something labeled as terminal or console. Might be shown as a black TV screen

 

[wmorri]

Hi,

If you are running an OS that looks similar to the Mac OS with the word applications at the top, then you need to go to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal. If you are using an OS that looks similar to windows, then you can click on the icon in the bottom left corner and there should be a program called Konsole. I am not sure where it is as I don't use KDE.

Cheers!