Okay, so today I’m gonna share my experience on how I managed to get harris ip address. It wasn’t exactly straightforward, but hey, that’s what makes it a fun challenge, right?
First off, let me tell you, I was tasked with accessing some data from a Harris device. The initial problem? I had no clue what its IP address was. The documentation was, let’s just say, less than helpful. So, naturally, I started with the basics.
I started by trying the usual suspects, you know, pinging common default IP addresses that Harris devices might use. Think of addresses like 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1. Nada. Nothing. Zilch.
Next up, I thought, “Okay, maybe it’s on a different subnet.” I used nmap to scan the entire subnet I thought it might be on. Ran the command: nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24. Still nothing definitive. I saw a bunch of devices, but none that clearly identified themselves as the Harris device I was looking for.
Then, I remembered something about DHCP. I figured, maybe the device is getting its IP address dynamically. So, I dove into my router’s admin panel. Scrolled through all the connected devices. Bingo! There it was, listed with a generic name but with a MAC address that I could then cross-reference with the sticker on the Harris device itself. Finally, I had an IP address!
However, turns out, that IP address was only temporary. Every time the device rebooted, it would get a new IP. Annoying, right? So, I went back into my router settings and reserved the IP address for that specific MAC address. That way, the Harris device would always get the same IP. Problem solved, or so I thought.
After a while, it stopped responding again, I was scratching my head, then I remembered that there was a config file on the device that I had to update with this information. So I had to factory reset the device to gain access and update the appropriate file, after this, it was a stable IP, but what a journey to get there!
In the end, after all this, I was able to reliably connect to the Harris device and get the data I needed. It was a bit of a wild goose chase, but hey, that’s part of the fun, right?
So, here’s the recap:
- Tried pinging default IPs: Fail.
- Scanned the subnet with nmap: Partial success, but not enough info.
- Checked DHCP settings on the router: Success! Found the device by its MAC address.
- Reserved the IP address in the router: Ensured the device always gets the same IP.
- Factory reset the device and updated the config file to persist the IP: final step
Hope this helps someone else struggling with similar networking mysteries!
