network workgroups

[Bob K.]

Hi,

Does anyone know of either something within XP or a 3rd party network tool
that will help me determine the names of any workgroups on a network? I
have someone or a group who has set up at least 2 wireless access points on
our network and they are running them under a secondary workgroup name.
This makes it hard for me to determine who's doing it. What I would like to
do is when the access point is turned on (it's intermittent) run a scan of
any workgroups on the physical network, connect to it and find machine names
to track down. This seems simple but I can't think of a way to scan for
workgroup names.

Thanks!

 

[CZ]

I have someone or a group who has set up at least 2 wireless access
points on
our network

Bob:

Try stumbling: http://www.netstumbler.com/

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi,

Does anyone know of either something within XP or a 3rd party network tool
that will help me determine the names of any workgroups on a network? I
have someone or a group who has set up at least 2 wireless access points on
our network and they are running them under a secondary workgroup name.
This makes it hard for me to determine who's doing it. What I would like to
do is when the access point is turned on (it's intermittent) run a scan of
any workgroups on the physical network, connect to it and find machine names
to track down. This seems simple but I can't think of a way to scan for
workgroup names.

Thanks!

Open My Network Places, click "View workgroup computers", and press
the Backspace key. That will show all of the workgroups. Double
click a workgroup to see the computers in it.

Here's a free IP scanner that can find computers on the network,
regardless of what workgroup they're in:

http://www.angryziber.com/ipscan
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[EGMcCann]

Personal wireless access point?

Why not put a password on it, or restrict it to a set of MAC addresses
(which you should be able to find - I believe in the properties of your
network card.) and cut them off at the pass?