[Gllug] IP address detection

[Rich Walker]

Robert Crowther <robertc at boogdesign.com> writes:

> Adrian McMenamin wrote:
>> Box is here, powers up, hub says the ethernet connection is there - but I have no monitor - so how
>> do I detect what the IP address is so I can ssh or telnet my way into it?
>>
> If the network interface is up there's probably some sort of broadcast going on, the hub will
> presumeably be repeating that to you even if your netowrk interface is ignoring it, you may pick
> that up with ethereal or similar?

arpwatch is a nice thing to run for this. Sends you emails telling you
about new MAC addresses, new Ethernet addresses for old MAC addresses,
new MAC addresses for old Ethernet addresses, and even hardware vendors.

cheers, Rich.

>
> Rob
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