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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the Internet running out of standard 32-bit IP addresses (known as IPv4), the switch to IPv6 – which offers 128-bit addresses – has been quietly underway for some time. Apple says this work has ...

The MAC address of your computer is the static physical address of the hardware your computer uses to connect to the network. This is in opposition to your computers IP address, which changes and ...