How to find any computers on the network or hotspot (WinXP)
Is there a way to see all the computers on a network?
I often connect to hotspots, and I have my own network. In neither case, on WinXP, do I know how to just scan the network to see which computers or shares are on that network.
I first tried in Windows XP SP3 but I don't have a "network neighborhood" so I went to the control panel but all it has is network connections which asks me to set up a network.
I just want to know what computers and shares are on the network.
Looking it up, I found a tool called softperfect network scanner but when I gave it a range of IP addresses around mine it didn't find anything which I find suspect since there were people all around me.
Can you point me in the initial direction to run a freeware tool that will just tell me which networks and shares are on the same network as I am?
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by Fuller in Wireless Networking
