ping -b 192.168.1.255 will show you replies from each attached computer
on that subnet.

HTH

Stu

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 14:51, Brett Fenton wrote:
> nmap -sP xxx.xxx.xxx.0/24
> 
> where the xxx's are your subnet. typically it will be something like 
> 192.168.0.0/24 or 10.1.1.0/24
> 
> this is assuming your machines are responding to pings
> 
> b
> 
> On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 02:44 pm, bill wrote:
> > I have a home LAN  - 3 PC's networked via an ethernet switch and connected
> > to the 'Net via a modem/router.
> >
> > The PC's IP's are generated by the modem/router via DHCP.
> >
> > AS the IP assigned appears to depend on the socket on the ethernet switch
> > to which the PC is connected, and as  each PC is running a different OS or
> > Linux distro ( some of which are lacking access to basic commands such as
> > ifconfig), and 1 PC is running without monitor/keyboard/mouse  and is
> > accessed via tightvnc, is there a command or a GUI that will give me the
> > hostnames and IP's of each PC connected to the LAN?
> >
> > I have googled and read many networking/vnc howto's etc with no luck.
> >
> > thanks in advance
> >
> > BILL

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