You could give it a bogus address, then use an alert system to ping that address (if it will return one) to let you know to go hunting.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:26 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > Cheers, I did have some thoughts down that route, but didn't know whether > you could give it a "bad" address in terms of the scope or not. Shows you > how long it is since I set up any DHCP stuff. Let's wait for the support > call from the idiot telling me he can't access the internet from work with > his (or her) IPhone any more... > > 2009/9/16 Jon Harris <[email protected]> > > Agreed just grab the Mac address and give it the address 127.0.0.1 as a >> reservation with the same address as the gateway. Lots of fun. >> >> Jon >> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:10 AM, John Aldrich < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sure… can you get the MAC address of that device? If so, just give it a >>> static assignment that is “bad” and you’re all set. J Not quite what you >>> had in mind, but it works quite well. J >>> >>> >>> >>> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 16, 2009 11:07 AM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Block device from DHCP scope >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyway I can block a device from obtaining an IP address from our DHCP >>> scope? I have a rogue IPhone that appears intermittently on my DHCP range. I >>> haven't managed to find out who it is yet but if I do I will be sure to >>> address it via HR....turning off the wireless unfortunately is not an >>> option. I know the user could probably bang in some static settings to get >>> around the block, but seeing as though our users can't save things in the >>> right folders, I'm relying on them not being savvy enough to enter some >>> network settings themselves. >>> >>> Thanks for all ideas... >>> >>> -- >>> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into >>> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able >>> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such >>> a question." >>> >>> http://raythestray.blogspot.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > http://raythestray.blogspot.com > > > > > > -- Devin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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