Re: how to get the mac address(network card physical address) of a remote computer by its IP address?

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Subject: Re: how to get the mac address(network card physical address) of a remote computer by its IP address?
From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:42:55 -0600
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On 11/19/08 07:16, Aioanei Rares wrote:
[snip]


Well, if the visitor uses DHCP, then his IP will change at some point, so
one cannot
tell the MAC if one knows the IP...however, there are tools like wireshark
that can help you with MAC's.


How, if IP packets don't contain the source MAC?

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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