Why doesn’t Advanced IP Scanner show machine name?
I am using Advanced IP scanner to view all the machines at my home. However, it just shows me only one machine but not the other. However, I am able to ping to the other machine. The network discovery for that machine is also on. Can anyone point out what the problem may be?
Answer
If you are talking about Windows Network Discovery, that would not affect the ability of a host to be detected in a ping scan. Are you doing a ping scan or does Advanced IP Scanner have options for other types of scans (e.g., specific ports on UDP or TCP).
If the one machine it returns is your own IP, you may have a local firewall issue blocking the scan or maybe a UAC thing. It’s also possible that the other hosts on your network are blocking the scan with some host based intrusion detection/prevention mechanism. Have you tried using another tool such as nmap (if you want a GUI you can use zenmap).