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

Marcelo Roccasalva marcelo-centos at irrigacion.gov.ar
Fri Dec 14 20:33:23 UTC 2007


On Dec 14, 2007 5:02 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?

Most TCP/IP devices broadcast some gratuitous arp packet on boot which
you should be able to "tcpdump" on the net

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Marcelo

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