Finding things on the network that aren't other macs

It seems to me that there should be SOME way of searching one's local network to find out what's on it, or, if nothing else, what IPs are in use, even if you can't tell exactly what everything is.
For instance, I used to use a Linksys router, and in the Linksys configuration software, there is one thing you can do that shows you the MAC and the IP of everything on your network. So I know it can be done, it seems odd that it would only be possible via Linksys config software.
This has been and is an issue for me because my local network includes two TIVO boxes and one printer, and when I'm having issues it would be nice to at least know if these things are IN the network at all, and if so, what IP they have.

Repeating what Barney-15E has asked.
How is the printer attached to your network. Is it plugged into the Airport Extreme base station's USB port? If so, then the Airport Extreme base station is your print server.
If it is plugged into an Ethernet port, then it should have its own IP address in the 10.0.1.* range.
As suggested by someone Orangekay
ping -c 4 10.0.1.255
arp -a
Or try the WakeOnLan utility as it gives a good list of available IP addresses on your network without needing to do any waking of anything.

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