Find out a remote mac address

antken · 04-15-2003, 11:39 AM

hello,

this is probably a stupid question, but how can i find out a mac address of another host on my network based on its ip address?

thanks

antken

david_reno · 04-15-2003, 12:02 PM

MAC addresses don't route, so the IP address would have to be of a host on your network. You may have to ping the IP first.
/sbin/arp -a 192.168.1.1

archon810 · 10-06-2008, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by david_reno

MAC addresses don't route, so the IP address would have to be of a host on your network. You may have to ping the IP first.
/sbin/arp -a 192.168.1.1

I know this is years later, but thank you, exactly what I was looking for.

manihiguy · 03-03-2009, 12:36 AM

No i need to get code in c that gives the mac address of the given ip of my lan without getting it from arp cache.

anomie · 03-03-2009, 11:20 AM

What's with the bizarro replies to other folks' (old) threads lately?

@manihiguy: Start a new thread. They obviously weren't replying to you, so why would you start things off with "No I need to..."

The Lightning Stalker · 05-05-2009, 03:17 PM

Note to self: "Don't violate any forum rules."