[TriLUG] Linux utility to return mac address

Chris Bullock cgbullock at coastalnet.com
Wed Nov 27 10:56:17 EST 2002


Let me clarify, this will be done from the user, not root, I have found 
that by pinging host or nmap subnet and then run /sbin/arp gains the 
information I need.

--chris
Chris Bullock wrote:

> New to the Linux community, and tring to find a linux utility or 
> preferably a command that will return a mac address of a remote 
> machine. I will have the hostname and IP.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Chris
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