I have a TP Link Range Extender in my network. The network scanner detects it and all the device that are connected to it. However, for the devices connected to the range extender it displays the correct ip address but displays the mac address, name and friendly name of the range extender and not the connected device. This make is a little harder to verify what is actually on the network.
Is there a configuration setting I have overlooked, is it possible to get the proper mac address and names?
Any advice would be appreciated
SoftPerfect Network Scanner
How netscan handles range extenders
Started by Gary
Gary
How netscan handles range extenders 17 August 2014, 19:57 |
Re: How netscan handles range extenders 18 August 2014, 15:54 |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 3 519 |
It's the MAC address resolution order. You just need to change the following settings to fix it: go to Options - Settings - Additional - Resolve MAC address. Tick and reorder the entries as:
It's not guaranteed to work, but should help.
This is happening because when you are scanning behind the extender, it may respond to every ARP request with its own MAC address rather than the target device’s address.
- Router MIB query
- NetBios query
- ARP query
It's not guaranteed to work, but should help.
This is happening because when you are scanning behind the extender, it may respond to every ARP request with its own MAC address rather than the target device’s address.
Gary
Re: How netscan handles range extenders 19 August 2014, 23:27 |
Andrew,
I tried your suggestion, but it didnt help. Your brief explanation though was helpful and if I understand you correctly, if the range extender is responding with it MAC address, there is not a lot that network scanner can do. I will investigate what can be done on the range extender
thanks
gary
I tried your suggestion, but it didnt help. Your brief explanation though was helpful and if I understand you correctly, if the range extender is responding with it MAC address, there is not a lot that network scanner can do. I will investigate what can be done on the range extender
thanks
gary
Re: How netscan handles range extenders 20 August 2014, 08:34 |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 3 519 |