How would you find a wireless AP's IP address?

[Arcmanov]

Here's the scenario:

You have a Linksys WAP (WAP54G), whose default IP address has been modified, and users
can connect, access the internet, etc.

However, some config settings on the WAP need to be changed, but the IP address is unknown.
The config page cannot be accessed as a result.

The Question: without having to reset the WAP firmware (to retain all existing settings), HOW can the IP address be discovered?

[Prowl]

simple, who ever connects to the AP, do start > run > type in cmd and enter > then type ipconfig  the gateway is the ap's addy

[Netizen1]

Or if you still have the CD from the AP, you can run the Linksys setup app on it... That should detect the AP

[Arcmanov]

simple, who ever connects to the AP, do start > run > type in cmd and enter > then type ipconfig  the gateway is the ap's addy

Not so simple (I've tried that).  What if the AP is JUST an AP, not a wireless router connected directly to your DSL connection?  The gateway would show up as the router/modem (IP address)that the DSL is connected to.

I need a way, independent of the install CD (thanks anyway Voyd), to determine the IP address of the AP, without disturbing it.

Or, put another way, I need a utility that can scan for APs and report their IP addresses.  I've tried Netstumbler, but all that does is give you signal strength, SSID info, channel ID, and the type of encryption in use.  Everything except the most important piece of info.






EDIT!!  Some super internet searching yielded 'Hover IP' which can he found here: http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

There's a neat little port scanning utility built right into the program, which can be used to scan for all machines with open port numbers that can be specified.  Since most of the wireless APs/routers in use today use normal web browser interfaces to access their config pages, it was a simple matter of scanning for port 80 (www and http) until the IP addresses are displayed.

The only trick here is being able to correctly narrow down the range to scan through, since it seems that a problem arises if the search range is too wide. 

The scan actually identified my Linksys wireless router and the Speedstream as having an open port 80, and displayed their correct IP addresses.

THANK YOU INTERNET!!!

*FRENCH-kisses Speedstream*