Re: MAC to IP Resolving In Local Area Network

rosraj wrote:
> All,
>
> Hello. I have a question that pertains to networking if you can
> answer. I am software professional working on
> a network application. I would like to know is there
> any way I would be able to send a MAC Address to a local network, and
> retrieve a corresponding IP Address that was assigned to the MAC via
> DHCP (Dynamic Host
> protocol)? The MAC Addres will belong to a Ethernet card that was
> already connected to the local network.
>
> I found some ways, however, my boss felt they were too
> inefficient for a user to do when using my
> application. These include: WMI (Windows Management
> Instrumentation), and ARP using IP Helper API in
> Visual Studio. These methods required either some
> sort of additional installation of code libraries or
> pinging all IP addresses on the network before determining the correct
> one which was very time consuming.
> I am just looking for a quick and simple method to send a MAC Address
> and
> receive the assigned IP Address.
>
>>>From my research on the net, I have been unsuccessful
> in finding such a method, and my boss really wants me
> to prove to him that it cannot be done. If anyone can give me an
> absolute answer
> that this can or cannot be done, I would really appreciate it.
> Preferable
> languages to do this in would be ones from Visual
> Studio 6 or .Net.

Google is your friend, still:
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/networkprotocolsip/f/convertipmacadd.htm

If you want more information on DHCP:
http://www.isc.org/

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(... and that it still works...)
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