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Old 10-19-2004, 02:26 AM   #1
cy_pang
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trigger an email when find new MAC


hello,
i have a linux machine which act as a gateway. i want to trace any new machine plug into my network immediately. do you have any solution that can sniff the new MAC addr and then email the packet to the administrator email box?
 
Old 10-20-2004, 03:13 AM   #2
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Yes. You're describing arpwatch perfectly. It's not installed by default on most OSs, but it exists as a package for quite a few of them.
 
  


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