Re: Retrieving the MAC address of remote machine?

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From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:59:01 +0200

Hi Rajash,

if the client is on your LAN (no routers - hops - in between you and the
client) first ping the client then check ARP -a. Look for the IP you pinged
and next to it should be ARP. If there is a hop (router, FW, ...) between
you and the client you have no option to see the MAC address.

Mike

"Rajesh Gupta" <guptar@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23X9$4ZEZEHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> How can i retrieve the MAC address of remote machine? I know the IP
> address.
>
> Is there anyway of getting the MAC address programatically from the ARp
> table?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Rajesh
>
>

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