Of course, if you want to get all of the servers and other IP address
that are currently active on your subnet, you can do the following:

nettool.net.sys
ping
rangeping


This will then prompt you for the lower IP address range and then the
upper IP address range.  This will load up your cache with all of the IP
addresses and MAC addresses of the machines that are currently active
and on your subnet.  Parse this info and dump it into a database and you
can build a realitively quick IP/MAC address mapping for the active IPs
at that time.

Kevin "you do strange thing when looking for a run-a-way MAC" Newman

John Burke wrote:
>
> If the PC is on the same subnet as the 3000, then nettool.net.sys will show
> it to you, assuming it has had any communication with the 3000 (a ping is
> sufficient to put the value in the table). nettool.net.sys
> "name;map;map;quit" will list a table of IP addresses and MAC addresses. If
> the PC is on the same subnet, then the MAC address is that of the PC. If the
> PC is not on the same subnet, then the MAC address is that of the router.
>
> I do not know of any way (unless arp is hiding somewhere on my 3K box) to
> find the MAC address of a PC on another subnet.
>
> John Burke
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Chamba [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 12:46 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [HP3000-L] MAC Adress
> >
> >
> > Does someone know a way to get the MAC (hardware) adress of
> > the nic in a PC
> > running an emulator connected (NS/VT or telnet) onto a HP3000
> > _from the
> > HP3000 side_ ?
> >
> > I know how to get the IP adress of the PC and the Port due to
> > variables set
> > by the OS, but I would like to get the MAC adress (for
> > security purpose).
> >
> > Please, don't suggest me to purchase a security software
> > program, no funds
> > are available for this task.
> >
> > Eric Chamba
> >