Re: find IP address of device on network based on MAC address

[Bill Campbell <centos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Dec 14, 2007, Jim Perrin wrote:
>On Dec 14, 2007 3:02 PM, Jerry Geis <geisj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
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