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.. > > > 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.. > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Richard Dansereau > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home page: http://pobox.com/~rdanse > >Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Manitoba - Canada > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >-- > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] . > >Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Dansereau Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home page: http://pobox.com/~rdanse Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Manitoba - Canada --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
