Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 01:52:32 -0400 From: Chris Slothouber <chris@hier7.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Inverse ARP query Message-ID: <46455620.4010505@hier7.com> In-Reply-To: <200705120530.XAA13036@lariat.net> References: <200705120530.XAA13036@lariat.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2007-05-12 01:30, Brett Glass wrote: > Is there a command in FreeBSD that can be used to do an inverse ARP > query (that is, supply a MAC address and have the device respond > with its IP)? I have several hardware devices here whose IP addresses > I do not know, but their MAC addresses are printed on the labels. > To reprogram and reset them, I need their IPs so that I can get into > them via a telnet or Web interrace. I could scan for the devices' > addresses, but this would take months. But if they respond to > inverse ARP queries, I can find out in an instant what their > IP addresses are. Hi Brett, Try net/arping. It may work for you. Hope this helps! - -- Chris Slothouber (chris@hier7.com) -=- Mercenary Sysadmin BIZ: http://www.hier7.com -=- building.better.ideas PGP: 7A83 F021 5AC3 4BD7 6738 21D8 B348 0B16 79C0 C27F -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGRVYgs0gLFnnAwn8RAtOdAKCN1ki3KgYRau+R/uxbTWzMD7CGIwCaA7eJ rtCaMsyEGagfMdrkkbZ4JFU= =U0sG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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