[CentOS] find IP address of device on network based on MAC address

Jim Perrin jperrin at gmail.com
Fri Dec 14 20:17:51 UTC 2007


On Dec 14, 2007 3:02 PM, Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com> 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.

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