Re: Ping a mac address

From: Joachim Schipper (j.schipper@math.uu.nl)
Date: Tue Dec 06 2005 - 08:20:00 EST


On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 04:57:49PM +0200, Roni Bachar wrote:
> "That's why I was asking "why?" It depends on what he's ultimately going to
>
> do and what"
>
> I am testing two separated networks one is a big 4 A class network and one
> is a small c class. I would like to see that no machine is connected to the
> C class and to the A class at the same time.
>
> Some pre-information: I don't have access to the DHCP server nor to the
> switches and I am not Administrator of the network.
>
> I thought the best way is to scan the class c get all the mac and then
> connect to the A class and find a way to see if this mac's exist on it or
> not.
>
> p.s I know that I can scan both network with varies of tools and compare the
> mac's but I rather not do it this way.
>
> My goal is to find out other ways to see that the mac isn't connected to
> Both networks.

You *are* aware that this whole check-with-MAC thing only works if you
presuppose that no single host has more than a single NIC?

                Joachim

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