How to convert MAC address to IP address ?

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Re: How to convert MAC address to IP address ? by davidrw (Prior) on Jun 28, 2005 at 01:21 UTC
Maybe not 100%, but definitely relevant: Help with Mac Address to Integer conversion MAC Pretty-printer (Snippets) Converting MAC Address Update: Also How to increment a MAC Address? and Increment MAC address, But tlm beat me to finding the good one: mac to IP address?	[reply]
Re: How to convert MAC address to IP address ? by tlm (Prior) on Jun 28, 2005 at 01:20 UTC
These earlier threads discuss the issue: MAC Address and NIC Device on Network. mac to IP address? the lowliest monk	[reply]
Re: How to convert MAC address to IP address ? by kaif (Friar) on Jun 28, 2005 at 04:28 UTC
Although it might be clear, I think it should be stated for those who do not know: the MAC address of a network card is relatively fixed by the hardware (disregarding spoofing and such), whereas an IP address can vary greatly, based on the network, DHCP, and other factors. Thus, there is no way to simply convert from a MAC address to an IP address with no further information. But of course, you probably have more information. In that case, see the referenced nodes in the above replies.	[reply]
Re^2: How to convert MAC address to IP address ? by Anonymous Monk on May 20, 2008 at 12:12 UTC
Download angry ip scanner, select the extra column MAC Address in the options and do a ping sweep of your network, this is the easiest way to do it.	[reply]
Re: How to convert MAC address to IP address ? by rjsaulakh (Beadle) on Jun 28, 2005 at 05:07 UTC
swaroop i think what your trying to do is totally different from the what help your seeking. its not possible that given a mac address you can get the ip address from it . you can get an ip address binded to a mac-address or nic address as you may say, regarding this there is lot of info already provided my monks hope this helps	[reply]
Re: How to convert MAC address to IP address ? by Khen1950fx (Canon) on May 21, 2008 at 02:52 UTC
For something a little different, try downloading pfacter to your cwd, then run `perl pfacter macaddress ipaddress`. Then run `perl pfacter` for a look at the total picture.	[reply] [d/l] [select]