8 Nov
2004
8 Nov
'04
11:46 a.m.
Georges Toth wrote:
Hi Serge,
good BUT, tcpdump isn't always default, arp is your friend,
under Linux type: arp
under bsd: arp -a
this lists the entire arp table with mac-addressess and so forth...
sTeve C
I'm using a cable-modem and need to find out
what it's MAC number is.
1) is this equivalent to the MAC address of an ethernet adapter?
no, the modem has it's own mac address
2) does anyone know how to find this MAC number
using Linux?
yes
do this:
tcpdump -i <ethernetdevice>
then, turn your modem off, and back on.
now you should see some traffic generated by your modem, including the mac of
your modem.
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