Re: how to find out unknown machine IP ?

From: Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler (nicoya_at_ubb.ca)
Date: 11/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:44:38 GMT

In article <dmc8t3$tib$03$1@news.t-online.com>,
 Walther Mathieu <mathieu.nospam@in4tec.de> wrote:

: Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler wrote:
: [...]
:
: > Of course, the best solution would just be to wire up a console cable.
: > You'll
: > need one eventually.
: >
: >
: > Cheers - Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler :)
: >
: thanks a lot so far.
:
: I have not tried the ARP call capture method yet,
: (I donīt know the subnet the machine "is" in).

The ARP method should be able to work regardless of the subnet that the machine
is on, so long as your switch isn't configured funny.

: But I _have_ a real terminal (Qume QVT-102) here, green-on-black,
: the old-fashioned style, kept it in case I should need it... ;-)

A suitably wired serial cable and another computer would work too.

: I hooked it to serial port 1, 9800,N,1. Nothing.

Bummer. Check the wiring, and try the other ports.

: Can the serial output be disabled eventually? Or parameters changed?

Yup. You can route the serial console to any port, change the speed and
settings, etc.

: I acquired that SGI machine from some so-called "Institute for High
: Performance Computing" and still hope it is in working condition.

I'd hope so.

: Tiny plastic snippets keep dripping from the enclosure,

Good heavens.

: but the inside (all sheetmetal) looks massive and undamaged.

Well that's good.

: Thereīs a mini-DIN connector called "aux" in the rear corner,
: any idea what that one is good for?

Dunno. Plug the terminal into it and see what happens.

: Iīd love to see a dual R10k hinv output from that thingie...

One thing you could do is make a fresh OS installation on a new disk and load
that into the system. The details of how to do this are beyond the scope of this
email.

Cheers - Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler :) 

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