Find strange computer name
I have an AVG server installed on the corporate network and there is a strange hostname "D54Gtg5" on the client list.
I have a Fedora Linux machine on a predominantly Windows XP network and I want to find out what the IP address is of this strange host that is listed as a client on the AVG server. I know that the command nmblookup -A 10.3.0.210 will give me the hostname, but can I get an IP address when I only know the hostname? I do not see a switch to do this in the nmblookup man pages. |
Can you ping the name? That should return the IP address.
I think "nmblookup D54Gtg5" with no other options might work too. Sorry, don't have a Linux box handy at the moment. -Raymond |
Might be a Wireless Router Model#/Name??? Linksys has a model WRT54G wireless router. Just a thought.
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You can use the MAC address to lookup the hardware vendor. This may give you a clue as to what type of system it is.
After you ping the hostname, run arp -a to see the list of MAC addresses. Get the MAC address of the host in question, and take the first 3 octets and lookup the vendor ID here: http://www.coffer.com/mac_find/ |
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