Find IP Addresses on a Network
Recover IP addresses, whether abandoned, static, or reserved
Easily find abandoned IP addresses on your network by using an automated scanner
SolarWinds® IP Address Manager (IPAM) is designed with an automated IP address scanner to take the difficulty out of mapping IP addresses of devices on your network and locating abandoned addresses.
Using IPAM, you can find abandoned addresses from both static and DHCP systems—just use IPAM’s auto-updated logs to easily identify which addresses have been abandoned and reclaim them. With IPAM’s automated scans, you can also be confident you have accurate, current information about the IP addresses on your network.
Quickly identify abandoned static and DHCP reserved IP addresses
With IP Address Manager, finding and recovering abandoned IP addresses is simple. With just a few clicks, you can identify unused IP addresses within the IPAM log dashboard and change the address status from “Used” to “Available.” Those abandoned addresses can then be reassigned to new, approved devices.
Monitor DHCP address pools to make sure you never run out of addresses
SolarWinds IP Address Manager helps ensure your subnets and scopes never run low on available addresses. With IPAM’s automated scans, you can monitor your DHCP address pools and receive alerts when they exceed utilization thresholds. This allows you to proactively examine the subnet or scope and find unused addresses to reclaim.
Gain a more complete image of your network by easily finding active IP addresses
SolarWinds IP Address Manager makes it easy to find active IP addresses on your network. IPAM can use ICMP, SNMP, and neighbor scanning techniques to automate discovery, accurately identify, and manage the IP addresses on your network.
With IPAM’s intuitive dashboard, you can also manage and monitor DNS servers, DHCP servers, and IP addresses from one centralized view. You can also use the tool to automatically scan your entire network on an ongoing basis, so you have the real-time IP address information you need.
Get More on How to Find IP Addresses on a Network
Do you find yourself asking…
There are two ways to find IP addresses on network systems. You can find them manually or you can use an IP scanner, which is designed to automatically find the IP addresses within a certain range.
With a scanner such as SolarWinds IPAM, you can run automated scans to identify new devices and more easily manage IP addresses.
The basic steps for manually creating a list of device IP addresses on a network include:
- Get to the command line by opening a terminal window.
- Type the right command for your system. On Linux, type the command “ifconfig” and press Return. On Windows, type the command “ipconfig” and press Return.
- Get more information by typing the command “arp -a.”
- You should now see a basic list of the IP addresses for devices connected to your network.
- You can then input this information into an information storage tool, like a spreadsheet, that you’ll need to update by hand each time you attempt a new discovery.
This process is unnecessarily time consuming and vulnerable to errors. Not only are you forced to manually run commands to find IP addresses whenever you want to see the devices connected to your network, but you also need to identify which of the IP addresses you find are new or have changed.
An automated IP address discovery tool is designed to make it easier to find and manage IP addresses on a network.
There are two ways to find IP addresses on network systems. You can find them manually or you can use an IP scanner, which is designed to automatically find the IP addresses within a certain range.
With a scanner such as SolarWinds IPAM, you can run automated scans to identify new devices and more easily manage IP addresses.
The basic steps for manually creating a list of device IP addresses on a network include:
- Get to the command line by opening a terminal window.
- Type the right command for your system. On Linux, type the command “ifconfig” and press Return. On Windows, type the command “ipconfig” and press Return.
- Get more information by typing the command “arp -a.”
- You should now see a basic list of the IP addresses for devices connected to your network.
- You can then input this information into an information storage tool, like a spreadsheet, that you’ll need to update by hand each time you attempt a new discovery.
This process is unnecessarily time consuming and vulnerable to errors. Not only are you forced to manually run commands to find IP addresses whenever you want to see the devices connected to your network, but you also need to identify which of the IP addresses you find are new or have changed.
An automated IP address discovery tool is designed to make it easier to find and manage IP addresses on a network.
Easily find IP addresses on network infrastructure
IP Address Manager
Automatically find IP addresses for devices on your network.
Recover abandoned IP addresses with just a few clicks.
Make sure your DHCP address pools never run out of available addresses.
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