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Is there a quick command line trick in macOS to find the printer IP address when the network utility software fails

ChatGPTgpt-61 query11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Is there a quick command line trick in macOS to find the printer IP address when the network utility software fails
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
macOS dns-sd man page Bonjour browse resolve _ipp._tcp arp -a printer IPGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (1)
Short factOther / navigational100%ComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
macOS dns-sd man page Bonjour browse resolve _ipp._tcp arp -a printer IP Google ↗
  1. Using Network Printers · apple.github.io
  2. ippfind(1) · apple.github.io
  3. View IP Addresses of LAN Devices from Command Line in macOS · itechguides.com
  4. Wide-area Bonjour aka DNS-SD · github.molgen.mpg.de
  5. dns-sd(1) · man.freebsd.org

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
macOS dns-sd man page Bonjour browse resolve _ipp._tcp arp -a printer IP
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—Other / navigational——1x
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