+1 This is where I would start - if possible. Otherwise, the other suggestions next.
-- ME2 On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Jim Holmgren <[email protected]>wrote: > Think lower-level. Find the MAC address on your switch, get the port > that it is plugged into and follow it from there. > > > > > > Jim Holmgren > > Manager of Server Engineering > > XLHealth Corporation > > The Warehouse at Camden Yards > > 351 West Camden Street, Suite 100 > > Baltimore, MD 21201 > > 410.625.2200 (main) > > 443.524.8573 (direct) > > 443-506.2400 (cell) > > www.xlhealth.com > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:17 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* What IP has this MAC? > > > > > Greetings! > > I am experiencing a bit of a network problem with, at the moment, is more > of an annoyance (but could easily get bigger!). Somewhere I have a NIC > spewing out gratuitious ARP packets. (I did eventually hunt it down, but > for the future...) > > Using Wireshark, I have the MAC address of the offending NIC. Again, for > the future, is there a ping command switch or something else which will > enable me to enter the MAC address and have the IP returned? > > Wireshark does indicate the offender is a Dell system. However, being > mostly a Dell shop, pinging each node here and then examining my ARP cache > is rather slow... > > Thanks! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > *ASPCA®* > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA > ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may > contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not > the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, > and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and > permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout > thereof. > > > > > > > > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole > use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or > protected health information. Under the Federal Law (HIPAA), the intended > recipient is obligated to keep this information secure and confidential. Any > disclosure to third parties without authorization from the member of as > permitted by law is prohibited and punishable under Federal Law. If you are > not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. > > NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este mensaje incluyendo cualquier anejo es para > uso exclusivo del (los) destinatario (s) y puede incluir información > confidencial y/o información de salud protegida. La Ley Federal (HIPAA) > establece que el destinatario está obligado a mantener la información > confidencial y sequra. HIPAA prohíbe y castiga cualquier divulgación a > terceras personas sin autorización del afiliado o permitido por ley. Si > usted no es el destinatario, redirija esta mensaje al remitente, y destruye > cualquier copia existente del mensaje original. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
