Anyone know of a way to get an IP address of a device if I have the MAC adderss.<BR><BR>Reason being is I'm writing a script to ssh into a device and chagne the default IP address to use DHCP... so I ...

On the bridge vs. switch conversation, yes, a switch is just a multi-port bridge. Bridges don't replace mac addresses in the packets, routers do. Bridges relay the mac addresses that need to go to the ...

When scanning a network, you can see IP addresses and MAC addresses of devices on that network. A primary rule is to never duplicate IP addresses to avoid creating conflicts. The same is true for MAC ...

Recently, I wanted to access a Mac in my home office from a Mac at the university where I also work. As both Macs were connected to the Internet via Ethernet (e.g., cable modem, T1 line), I would not ...

Since almost all machines on the Internet have a unique IP address (setting aside network address translation and some others), why can’t we totally avoid media access control and simply use IP ...

The internet relies on a system of addresses that treats every computer, tablet and smartphone as a distinct device, allowing all of them to communicate with each other. Because many kinds of devices ...