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Re: [OFF TOPIC] Finding an IP from a Mac Address



On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, [iso-8859-1] Raphaël HALIMI wrote:

> All I have is a Mac address (aka a hardware address), from the log produced
> by iptraf: 08003e06045b.
> 
> How can I find which computer this address belongs to ?
> 
> Thanks for any help.

That is likely to be the MAC address of the router (gateway) on the subnet
you are connected to.

try:

arp -a

and see if that MAC address matches the IP address of your default
gateway.



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