On Sep 1, 2007, at 7:16 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
Luis wrote:
A plain text file should do it, with the MAC code encrypted.
That's what I'm thinking. But encrypted or not, anyone who copies
it will have access to the software.
(I'm starting to wonder if I care...) ;)
How about having
Mark Talluto wrote:
How about having the server run a validation app full time. It can
periodically check to see that it is installed legally on the server by
checking the MAC address and then generating the appropriate key. If
they both match as expected it continues to run. The server
--- J. Landman Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a way to obtain the MAC address of a server
from a client
machine on a Windows LAN?
Some web research suggests that the arp command will
give what I want,
but when I run it in the command line it says there
are no arp entries,
even
Jan Schenkel wrote:
Qory to be so late with this, but have you considered
executing a VBScript by means of a shell command?
Here's the first entry of a google for mac address
vbscript:
http://www.winforums.com/showthread.php?t=8842
It seems it is possible to go through all the Windows
machines
J. Landman Gay wrote:
Alex Tweedly wrote:
J. Landman Gay wrote:
From what I read, the arp command is supposed to get what I need but
I can't make it work. I think that's because my server is a Mac. If
I had a Windows-only network it might work but I don't know how to
test it with my
Alex Tweedly wrote:
In any case, there was nothing in your description that said to me must
be on same subnet, so as Luis said, arp is pretty much a loser once you
need to handle a routed (multi-subnet) network; I'd look more into his
suggestions of a script / file on the server which
Hi, J.
I assume your clients want to do this like we used to with Hypercard,
sharing a single stack. Are they trying to save per-seat charges, by
saying that one user at a time is good enough?
How about, as I've mentioned, a splash screen standalone at each
seat to do the local
A plain text file should do it, with the MAC code encrypted.
Other than that, you could pop over and get the MAC address off the
interface directly! It's stamped on all network hardware (might be on
the inside though...). Whoever installs the soft can get access and use
that as the key.
there you go! You could create a little giveaway app that does
nothing but run locally, gets the MAC address of the local machine in
question, and either provide a way for the user to display or cut and
paste the number, or send the number to be added to a list on the
server.
A plain text
Stephen Barncard wrote:
Hi, J.
I assume your clients want to do this like we used to with Hypercard,
sharing a single stack. Are they trying to save per-seat charges, by
saying that one user at a time is good enough?
No, not like that. The standalone needs to be loaded from the server,
and
Luis wrote:
A plain text file should do it, with the MAC code encrypted.
That's what I'm thinking. But encrypted or not, anyone who copies it
will have access to the software.
(I'm starting to wonder if I care...) ;)
Other than that, you could pop over and get the MAC address off the
Is there a way to obtain the MAC address of a server from a client
machine on a Windows LAN?
Some web research suggests that the arp command will give what I want,
but when I run it in the command line it says there are no arp entries,
even if I successfully ping the server first.
--
Jacque,
I don't know how to find a remote mac address, but a local windows mac
address you can use:
ipconfig /all
and parse it. I think that to touch such low level info as MAC Addresses you
may need some raw C/C++ code to socket structures.
On 8/31/07, J. Landman Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jacque,
Using XP home and the command:
arp -a works here as long as I perform the requisite ping and pause
briefly to let the arp cache update.
--
cb
On 8/31/07, J. Landman Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a way to obtain the MAC address of a server from a client
machine on a Windows
Andre Garzia wrote:
Jacque,
I don't know how to find a remote mac address, but a local windows mac
address you can use:
ipconfig /all
Thanks. I'm already doing that locally but now I need to get it from a
remote machine.
and parse it. I think that to touch such low level info as MAC
J. Landman Gay wrote:
Is there a way to obtain the MAC address of a server from a client
machine on a Windows LAN?
Some web research suggests that the arp command will give what I want,
but when I run it in the command line it says there are no arp
entries, even if I successfully ping the
chris bohnert wrote:
Jacque,
Using XP home and the command:
arp -a works here as long as I perform the requisite ping and pause
briefly to let the arp cache update.
Thanks, that's what I read on the web too. I think I am going to have to
write this blind and let the testers try it out.
J. Landman Gay wrote:
From what I read, the arp command is supposed to get what I need but I
can't make it work. I think that's because my server is a Mac. If I
had a Windows-only network it might work but I don't know how to test
it with my current setup. :(
I very much doubt that :-)
Alex Tweedly wrote:
allow a few seconds after the ping before trying it (should update
within one second unless there are some funny config changes on the
machine).
remember that it will not work on wifi networks, and will only work on a
simple LAN (i.e. no router between client and server)
Alex Tweedly wrote:
J. Landman Gay wrote:
From what I read, the arp command is supposed to get what I need but I
can't make it work. I think that's because my server is a Mac. If I
had a Windows-only network it might work but I don't know how to test
it with my current setup. :(
I very
Run ifconfig on the server, plop the output into a text file on a shared
folder, examine said shared file. Or, if possible, email the text file
and then parse.
If you have permission to run a remote shell, then you can run that in
directly from the remote end.
ARP info from:
Perhaps I'm being naive, but couldn't you use the splash screen
technique for the remote 'clients'?
The executable on each station could launch the main stack on the
network after getting the MAC address
Then that's a problem too. My app creates a serial key that is
registered to a
Ah, on Windows. Tried netstat ? I'm not in front of a Windows box at the
moment, and I can't recall if the output includes the MAC address info.
And note, arp is pretty much useless if it's not in the same subnet.
Cheers,
Luis.
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