On Fri, Dec 14, 2007, Jim Perrin wrote: >On Dec 14, 2007 3:02 PM, Jerry Geis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have a device on my network that is not DHCP and I dont know the IP >> address of it >> and it has not method of finding it or changing it unless you know the >> IP address (setable by browser). >> >> Is there a way on linux, based on MAC address, to get the IP of the unit? > >Ping all the ips on your network, then use 'arp' to show the ip and >mac linking. This should give you the information you need.
For a private network, 192.168.1.0/24 ping -c3 -b 192.168.1.255 arp -an | grep -i macaddress Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 Democracy must be sometihng more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner -- James Bovard _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
