Determiningthe IPv4 Addressof the Sensor
1. Opena commandprompt onthe hostmachineby pressingWin+Xand thenA
2. Usethe pingcommand todetermine theIPv4 addressof thesensor
Command
ping -4 [sensor_hostname]
Example
C:\WINDOWS\system32>ping -4 os-991234567890.local
Note: If this command hangs you may need to go back and configure you interface to
link-localinthe sectionConnecting the Sensor
Response
Pinging os-991234567890.local [169.254.0.123] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 169.254.0.123: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 169.254.0.123: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 169.254.0.123: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 169.254.0.123: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 169.254.0.123:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Note: Inthisexample,yoursensorIPv4addressisdeterminedtobe169.254.0.123. Ifyour
sensorIPv4 addressis ofthe form169.254.x.x itis connectedvia link-local.
3. You canalso browseforthesensor IPv4address usingdns-sd andthesensor hostname. Learn
moreaboutthis inFinding a Sensor with mDNS Service Discovery
Command
dns-sd -G v4 [sensor_hostname]
Example
C:\WINDOW\system32>dns-sd -G v4 os-991234567890.local
Response
Timestamp A/R Flags if Hostname Address TTL
14:22:46.897 Add 2 6 os-991234567890.local 169.254.0.123 120
Note: Inthisexample,yoursensorIPv4addressisdeterminedtobe169.254.0.123. Ifyour
sensorIPv4 addressis ofthe form169.254.x.x itis connectedvia link-local.
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