[GLLUG] Scanning MAC address for IP

Ben Pfaff blp@cs.stanford.edu
24 Feb 2003 15:55:42 -0800


Mike Szumlinski <szumlins@mac.com> writes:

> Does anyone know how to scan a known MAC address to see what IP it
> has? Is there a nifty *nix tool that does this and I don't know how to?

tcpdump?  Wait to see a packet from that MAC address, notice its
IP address.

Any such tool will only work for machines on the same Ethernet
wire as you (plus anything connected to a hub connected to that
wire).