Re: Translate MAC address to IP address ... >> I have some MAC addresses from a local Ethernet segment. ... a broadcast ping to the specified MAC address (not to the broadcast ... This causes an ARP exchange for any such address not ... (freebsd-net)
Re: [SLE] ethereal ...ARP is "address resolution protocol". ... ethernet connections are between hardware or MAC addresses, ... address of your ethernet card -- and obviously (I hope it's obvious ... most often consisting only of your gateway.... (SuSE)
Re: Pure IP & ARP broadcasts ... It actually communicates via the MAC address of the Nics (aka Layer2 ... what the ARP request does. ... A host has a packet to send, it has the IP# and nothing else. ... But if the owner of the IP# is not on that segment then the Router replies... (microsoft.public.windows.server.networking)
Re: [SLE] ethereal ... > to directly actually need to know the MAC... > will respond with an ARP Reply giving your MAC address. ... > most often consisting only of your gateway.... > minute of the day the gateway knows what ethernet card is using those ... (SuSE)
Re: Getting an IP address from a MAC address ... Have you considered using arp and simply checking your arp tables? ... If you are on the same net, you can do a single ping to the broadcast to get ... Where <mac> is the MAC addr you are looking for. ... > Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! ... (Security-Basics)
