[techtalk] Ether-Address and IP-Address

[Michelle Konzack]

OK, then I can forget it...

Tanks again,

michelle


At 12:25 13.04.2000 +0100, ALEX WRIGHT you wrote
--------> This was the original Message:
>Hi Michelle,
>
>As you are aware every Ethernet device has a unique address (MAC address)*
>than is globally unique. It is easy to find this address in packets on an
>Ethernet, however, if the packets are routed at all, then that address is
>striped out and replaced by the adapter address of the router.
>
>Therefore if your computer is on the same routed segment of your Ethernet,
>then using TCPdump to monitor the IP packets and filtering this for the
>known MAC address of the stolen computer should reveal its IP address....
>however, if the computer is somewhere else, you will not be able to find it.
>(You will also have to know the MAC address of the stolen computer...).
>
>Hope this is of some help, please reply if you need further explanation.
>
>Alex.
>
>
>* MAC -- Media Access Controller (I believe)
>
>** Token ring also uses (different) MAC addresses for its adapters
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michelle Konzack [mailto:starone at cybercable.fr]
>Sent: Thursday 13 April 2000 09:30
>To: LinuxChix technical discussion list
>Subject: [techtalk] Ether-Address and IP-Address
>
>
>Hello,
>
>is there a programm, which can I use to find the IP-Address 
>to a specified Ether-Address (network card) ???
>
>Thanks for your help
>
>Michelle
>
>P.S.:   I am searching for a stolen computer !!!
>
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Linux rebootet man in drei Fällen: 
Neuer Kernel, neue (Board-)Hardware, Stromausfall....

Aber Windows rebootet man auch in drei Fällen: 
Schutzverletzung, Bluescreen, keinen Bock...