Re: Ping a mac address

From: Brian Loe (knobdy@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 06 2005 - 22:24:17 EST


It would have to have two NICs, would it not? How else could it be on
both networks?

My question is, how do you *ping* a MAC address?

On 12/6/05, Joachim Schipper <j.schipper@math.uu.nl> wrote:
> 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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