Hi I'd like to know how can I calculate a Mac address from a ip address manually.
For example if I've this ip:
192.168.0.1/24
What's the mac address?
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It doesn't work that way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address – Perleone Jan 25 '13 at 00:22
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You can't. Not a real question. – user207421 Jan 25 '13 at 02:25
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Related question that might help OP (and at least gives more explanation): http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1238963/query-arp-cache-to-get-mac-id (only useful for local network, of course) – parsifal Jan 25 '13 at 13:51
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Use Address Resolution Protocol.. – Ghost Jan 26 '13 at 13:19
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You cannot calculate the Mac address from the IP address. They originate from different sources.
- It's generally the hardware that determines its MAC address
- It's the configuration of the network that determines its IP address.
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