Several years ago I used a small Acer Windows Home Server. I have not used this device in years. Now I would like to access it again to see what data is still on it.
Beside some USB ports its offers only an Ethernet port. No display or other output.
So, accessing it via network is the only way to go. However, I have no idea how the server is configured. How can I find out which IP the home server uses?
- The current network uses a AVM FritzBox as router and DHCP server. All connected devices are supplied with IP Addresses within
192.168.1.x
- When connecting the Home Server to the router, it does not show up in the list of connected devices. So I suspect it does not use DHCP but a fixed IP address within different subnet, e.g.
192.168.2.x
which the router does not see.
Within the 192.168.2.x
network I can use Windows and macOS clients. Is there any command/tool I could use on these devices to find the Home Server IP?
I could also connect a Windows or macOS computer directly to the Home Server (without the router in between). Is there any command/tool which can be used in this setup to find the Home Server IP?