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DESCRIPTION
IP Scanner displays the machine names, users & IP numbers of Macintosh users on your local network. It also detects some non-Macintosh devices, and in many cases can even identify the manufacturer of the device. Best of all, it is FREE for individual users on home networks.

IP Scanner uses Bonjour (the technology formerly known as Rendezvous) to collect realtime user information as well as IP data from Macintosh machines on a local area network and sorts everything in tidy columns, each machine's IP number displayed next to its name (along with the current username of the person logged in to that machine). For small network admins, this means no more shouting around the office to find out who has which IP or, conversely, who is sitting at which workstation in a fixed IP network.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.50:
  • Optimization: more responsive when scanning large networks (>100 devices)
  • New feature: option for larger font size in list view
  • New feature: several additional device icons
  • New feature: ability to share custom device lists with the upcoming iPod/iPhone version of IP Scanner (free for current registered users)
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:10base-t interactive
Downloads:40,409
  - Version d/l:3,065
Utilities:Network
License:Shareware
Date:08 Dec 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$29.99
RATING
***½.

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IP Scanner User Reviews (13 posts)Write A Review
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Aug 19 2009

DJ PROTEGE  I have the serial number, for free. But to add, im not very impressed. From the preferences to even just this apps appearance.... two thumbs down if your asking for money for this app. Looks and works like this was a weekend project for the developer.

Now, if this product was free. I give the developer 2 thumbs up. But how selfish and greedy for the developer to even price such an app.

Some advice to the developer. Encrypt ASCII and HEX files To easy to retrieve listed and banned SN.   
(Version 2.34)

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Dec 8 2009

ECUME DES JOURS  I think it is more that dev wants this to be easy to crack/hack - they are also involved in the iphone dev hacker circles  
(Version 2.50)

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Aug 17 2009

RELUX  I also could not get anything other than mac devices to show up. Nor could I see more than 5 at a time or find a way to get this "FREE" individual home network license..  
(Version 2.34)

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Oct 23 2008

GREGM  "detects some non-Macintosh devices, and in many cases can even identify the manufacturer of the device."

On that basis, I tried it. It found my Mac and the router --- nothing else.

Uninstalled it, and am back to using the client list in my router to get IP, name, and MAC info on who/what is connected to my network.

I'm thinking this might be useful on a 100% mac network ---  
(Version 2.33)

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Oct 20 2008

DZITAO  The description says that this is free, but in actuality is only shows 5 addresses for free, so because I am running parallels on my machine, that is 3 addresses right there. I have more than 5 devices on my network with printers etc. It seems to me that this software is WAY overpriced to unlock full capabilities.  
(Version 2.33)

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Apr 30 2008

KZX72  What's the difference between this and version 1.7 ?

I don't see any major changes...  
(Version 2.0b14)

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Aug 21 2006

ORGANIK  IP Scanner is great, but I would NEVER pay $25 for something like this. $10 and I'll buy immediately.

Until then, it's Bonjour Browser for me.  
(Version 1.6.3)

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Nov 5 2007

PETERAPOKOTOS  Same here but perhaps 5.00 since Mac OS X has always came with a scanner built in.  
(Version 1.7.5b1)

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Jul 24 2006
****.

POWERUSER  Great application! Keep up the great work!  
(Version 1.6.3)

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Mar 22 2005
**...

POCKETSIZESUN  Same functionality (in fact more) - Rendezvous/mDNS/Bonjour browsing - is available as Rendezvous Browser from TildeSoft for free: http://www.tildesoft.com/Programs.html

Howl even comes with a sample command line app that does exactly the same.

And to say that it goes "beyond plain" scanning when it doesn't even allow plain scanning to find something else than Macs? It doesn't even show Windows PCs that are running iTunes (thus Rendezvous as well).

The only thing that gives this piece of software the smallest value would be showing the user logged into another machine, but that only if the other user is running their publisher. They couldn't even make it into one application.

But then, with iChat, which is already on your machine, you get the same value plus the ability to actually chat with that other user.

Let's face it - this is just what any developer who would develop something for Rendezvous would have written as a basic internal test app. Just Copy'n'paste from some mDNS API documentation with a small and inefficent GUI wrapped around it.  
(Version 1.3.1)

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Feb 7 2006

ECUMEDESJOURS  are you joking? did you use this app?  
(Version 1.5)

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Feb 7 2006

ECUMEDESJOURS  sorry - I see now that you were talking about an earlier version. The current one seems to have fixed all of the issues you mention. Very useful software!  
(Version 1.5)

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Mar 18 2005

AIRWAVE  IP scanner is free. To quote the description:

"IP Scanner is free for individual users."  
(Version 1.3)

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Dec 1 2004
*****

AIRWAVE  Lovely. Just lovely.  
(Version 1.2)

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