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Old 06-21-2007, 12:20 PM   #1
guy_ripper
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How to check hostnames


Hi Experts,

Is there available commands in linux like nbtstat in windows? Currently, I'm having a problem with duplicates IP addresses in our network. I want to know hostname and MAC address of the workstations who used the IP.

Thanks in advanced.
 
Old 06-21-2007, 12:38 PM   #2
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nbtstat works on the premise that NetBIOS reports hostnames.
Samba in linux gives us NetBIOS capabilities but doesn't do a whole lot for your problem.

however, the arp command may be of help to you

http://www.softpanorama.org/Net/troubleshooting.shtml

Read the section titled "Using arp as a Troubleshooting Tool"


edit:
using
Code:
smbclient -L ipaddress
will give you a list of shares on that ip address, just replace ipaddress with the ip of the box you're trying to query. assuming it isn't passworded/firewalled up you should get a list of the goods.

Last edited by LightningCrash; 06-21-2007 at 12:42 PM.
 
  


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