On 12/02/2010 06:43 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 12/02/2010 06:15 PM, John Andersen wrote:
I use my Nexus One. Use to use my iPhone. Lots of apps for that.
When no tools at hand: ping -c 2 -b <broadcast IP> (something like 192.168.1.255 - You need -b option) -c 2 sends just two pings. No need to get crazy.
then immediatly do
/sbin/arp -n
<snip>
I've noticed that using arpd seems to give you the best results for hosts that might not be up at the moment. Just start arpd with: # arpd -b /var/lib/arpwatch/arpd.db ath0 Here is the differences in the results. With arp I get only 4 hosts and the router (.13) 18:45 alchemy:~/scr/utl/tst> ping -c2 -b 192.168.6.102 <snip> 18:45 alchemy:~/scr/utl/tst> sudo arp -n Address HWtype HWaddress Flags Mask Iface 192.168.6.121 ether 00:0F:1F:D6:03:A0 C ath0 192.168.6.13 ether 00:23:69:5C:FD:B4 C ath0 192.168.6.17 ether 00:E0:81:55:4E:1D C ath0 192.168.6.147 ether 00:11:43:22:5A:25 C ath0 192.168.6.14 ether 00:21:85:1A:8C:FA C ath0 Using the script above, I get the whole list: 18:46 alchemy:~/scr/utl/tst> sh arpt.sh Hostname IP Mac archangel 192.168.6.14 00:21:85:1a:8c:fa zachrys-iPhone 192.168.6.112 d4:9a:20:92:0b:f5 gateway (Linksys) 192.168.7.13 00:06:25:5e:dd:29 supersff 192.168.6.121 00:0f:1f:d6:03:a0 gw 192.168.6.13 00:23:69:5c:fd:b4 mail 192.168.6.17 00:e0:81:55:4e:1d dcrgx2 192.168.6.147 00:11:43:22:5a:25 dcrgx 192.168.6.111 00:11:43:22:4f:23 zion 192.168.6.19 00:0c:76:13:16:e6 Wii 192.168.6.115 00:1b:ea:d6:91:80 ripper 192.168.6.149 00:0c:76:13:90:c2 -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org