* Daevid Vincent > Does anyone know why "arp -n" (what i'm using) shows machines that are > NOT even turned on? like my notebook shows up despite having been off > for several hours? Is there a way to get a real time list of the > machines on my network?!? I thought that's what "arp" did, but > apparently not. :(
Arp is just a cache, so looking into the cache does not induce any activity on the net as far as I know. You don't even get info on the machines you haven't been talking to lately (since last time the cache was cleared). You need some kind of a broadcast protocol, e.g. ping -b 192.168.1.0 and then arp -n (But I'm no network expert.) -- Jon Haugsand, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.norges-bank.no -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
