Re: RARP on MAC address?
Yes, I did know this method.. but, this doesn't help at all if
the address isn't in your arp tables. I'm looking for a method
of finding it if it ISN'T in the arp tables which is currently
my problem.
Richard..
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>
> If you want a quick-and-dirty one-liner to find the IP address of a MAC address
> you could use something like:
>
> arp -na | grep <MAC ADDRESS> | cut -f1
>
> man arp is your friend.
>
>
> On 07-Oct-97 Richard.Dansereau@EE.UManitoba.CA wrote:
> >Hello all!
> >
> >I have a MAC address (ethernet address) that I'm trying to figure
> >out what IP is associated with it. I know that there is a
> >Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) that these machines use
> >to determine these types of things transparent to the user.
> >
> >Is there a command line version where I could enter a MAC address
> >and get it to do the RARP and return an IP to me?
> >
> >Cheers!
> >Richard..
> >
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> >Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Manitoba - Canada
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Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Manitoba - Canada
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