Re: [Sheflug] find unknown ip address of device with known macaddress

[M <martin.sillence [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 12 May 2003 15:30:59 +0100
"Chris Johnson" <chris [at] seseaz.org.uk> wrote:

> I've just had the misfortune to be installing an adsl router that was
> shipped with an incorrect instruction sheet.  The config software
> comes on a CD for windows and the router can be configured via USB. 
> Which is OK if a) it works and b) you have a windows box.
> So I had to configure it via its web interface via the LAN socket. 
> Which would have gone OK if they'd told me the correct default IP
> address.  I tried 192.168.7.1 which was in the instructions but it
> wouldn't work.  So I started at 192.168.1.1 hoping that it wouldn't be
> long before I found the correct address.  Fortunately this one worked
> but what if I'd had less luck? I thought you could use arp and rarp to
> find the ip address of a device who's mac address you know but under
> suse arp and rarp return "command not found".

you could try arping - the (new program) not the old one in netutils..
http://www.habets.pp.se/synscan/programs.php?prog=arping

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