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Netgear Discovery Tool 2.0.4 Will Not Allow Connection Selection
I can't connect to a ProSafe switch at all because the Netgear Discovery Tool will not allow me to select a connection to scan. On top of that, the default IP of the switch is not 192.168.0.329 (eve...
Sorry, thanks if you're moving it to the appropriate section, I wasn't able to find a specific spot for questions about tools to manage the switches.
It'not a management tool, just what it is: A discovery utility. Keep in mind most newer Netgear switches are advertise themself using SSDP (Simple Service Discovery Protocol), aka. Bonjour to the network.
Windows can nicely enumverate such devices very handy on the Windows Explorer.
Haven't worked in MacOS these days, earlier EF. Safari has showed a list of Bonjour devices announcing a Web Service in some menu (Bookmarks?)
Last place to find an IP address is on your router operating the DHCP service for your LAN, using the MAC address as the primary index. General hint: Never set static (fixed) IP addresses, instead add reservations for be current MAC-address <> IPv4 pair.
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