Hard to do.... Unless macs are advertising a service to the network (file sharing/ printer sharing/ web sharing etc) then you cannot "discover" them. If the user is savvy enough to have enabled the "Stealth" option in their SW firewall then even a ping will not be aknowledged...
One of the reasons why macs are fairly secure. - Tom On 12/05/2007, at 4:53 PM, Sebastian Sparrer wrote: > Hello! > > I am looking for a way to easily discover Macs within my local > network. I am using RB2007 Standard and MBS 7.2. I'd like to do this > with Bonjour/Rendezvous but the examples that I have looked into so > far seem to rely on certain services that must be present on the > other Macs. > Instead I'd like to browse for all local Macs, no matter what > services they offer. > > Of course, I could ping through my whole network but there should be > a simpler way. > > An idea anyone? > > Thanks and best regards > > Sebastian > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
