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IP from MAC address
Name: Bocca Date: March 11, 2002 at 09:52:50 Pacific
Comment:
I have two computers at home, one with XP Home and the other with Win98. Both are connected to the internet through a hub to a cablemodem. Computers get their IP with DHCP.
From computer 1, how can I find the IP of computer 2, knowing that they are in the same Ethernet network, and I know the MAC address of computer 2? Do you know of some utility (client/server may be) to know this? I read about RARP, but where's some software?
Name: Don Date: March 11, 2002 at 10:10:22 Pacific
Reply:
Hi ip-tools can do this http://www.ks-soft.net/ip-tools.eng/
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Response Number 2
Name: Bocca Date: March 11, 2002 at 10:40:26 Pacific
Reply:
I have tested this type of tools, an it's not what I am searching. The problem I have is that each of my computers can be (and in fact usually are) on diferent IP subnets, due to IP assignments of my ISP through DHCP.
IMHO, the key in this problem is that they are in the same Ethernet net. I think I need some sort of ethernet tools.
Thanks anyway.
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Response Number 3
Name: seamus Date: March 11, 2002 at 10:50:01 Pacific
Reply:
Try going into dos from either machine and using either of the following commands. Either will give what you are looking for.
arp -a (shows your arp cache ips to macs)
nbtstat -a The_machine_name (shows netbios info including IP by name)
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