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Is it possible to ping a mac address? 3
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You cannot ping a MAC, but you can discover the MAC in the right setting and ping the IP address.
The MAC is not a normal part of the packet header or datagram portion of TCP/IP messaging.
Other than locally through an ARP discovery and resolution to IP you cannot do what you want to do.
The MAC is not a normal part of the packet header or datagram portion of TCP/IP messaging.
Other than locally through an ARP discovery and resolution to IP you cannot do what you want to do.
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However, the MAC is a part of the ethernet header, and is included in any IP packet sent to/from a given IP address. For MAC discovery, I usually use arping, but the name is misleading. It sends an ARP who-has request based on the IP address, and reports the responding MAC address. If you are in a routed environment, you will receive the router's MAC for any addresses that are behind it.
Good luck!
pansophic
Good luck!
pansophic
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we all know NetBIOS doesn't route.
but you can give it a try to the
nbtstat -A 192.168.1.xxx
Breakerfall
®º°¨¨°º can you ping me now...GOOD! º°¨¨°º®
but you can give it a try to the
nbtstat -A 192.168.1.xxx
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®º°¨¨°º can you ping me now...GOOD! º°¨¨°º®
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