On Saturday, June 25, 2016, Dick Steffens <d...@dicksteffens.com> wrote:
> I'm typing this on my laptop. > > I've just set up my computer after it was off for a couple of weeks. I'm > installed at a friend's house, so I don't know much about the local > network except that it's 192.168.1.xxx being fed by a Netgear WNR1000. > > I plugged all the stuff together for my desktop computer ... two > monitors, power and data connected, monitor pilot lights blink. I've got > a keyboard and a mouse connected, and the Ethernet cable is connected. > Power to the box is connected. Speakers are connected and powered. > > When I turn power on to the computer, I hear it do all it's usual stuff, > but nothing appears on the monitors. At this point I don't know what > it's IP address is, so I can't try connecting from the laptop. > > Any ideas where I should look next? > > Is there a way, using my laptop, to find out what IP address the WNR1000 > assigned to the desktop computer? The laptop is connected to the WNR1000 > via WiFi. I've also got my wife's Win7 machine up and running on the > same network. > > Clue stick appreciated. > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens > > When you initially set up the desktop networking, you gave it a name. The wigi router dhcp knows what it is if it assigned an IP address lease so do ssh <username>@<computer name> Also, the netgear router has a list of all dhcp address assigned. log in via http://192.168.1.1 from any attached computer if desktop seems to fire up but has no video after a move 1. reseat video card 2. check for bent pins on video cable 3. plug monitor into know good computer -- You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug