What do you mean by different network id? You mean it is using a
different layer 3 protocol like AppleTalk or Ipx?
-----Original Message-----
From: News [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:45 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Locating devices on a network
Following this issue, what if one don't know the ip address of a device?
Suppose it's using a different network id.
How to detect it?
GeP
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Micallef [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: quinta-feira, 20 de Setembro de 2001 23:52
To: Nils Kristian Kristiansen
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Locating devices on a network
Hi Nils,
The solution to this problem can vary, as it depends greatly on network
size and complexity.
Generally however, it's IP address should be somewhat indicative of what
LAN segment it's connected to. Get onto a machine on that same LAN
segment
and ping the device. The machine should then have the MAC address of the
device in it's ARP cache, which you can display by doing an arp -a (this
works on *nix and NT).
Once you have the MAC address, telnet to the switch. The switch should
then show you what device (by MAC address) is on each port.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Steve Micallef
On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Nils Kristian Kristiansen wrote:
> Hello all!
> I would like to know how to locate a device on my network.
> The only thing I know is the IP-address, and I would really like to
know
> what switch and portnumber the device is connected to.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best regards
> Nils Kristiansen
>
>
