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Re: bridge detection
From: Aaron Berg <aaron () voyageurweb com>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:41:30 -0600
One way of detecting a router, switch, bridge etc is to count the ttl from one location to another and compare it to the number of hops you see. For instance say your going from a main router to an ISP main router. There may be many different devices in between. Do a ping and set the time to live to 1. If the ping makes it there and back then you know there is nothing in between. If not set the ttl to 2, 3, 4 etc until you get a return ping. There are a few applications out there that will do this for you. Look for tcp based ping utilities such as TCPping. If any of the information I have provided is slightly off feel free to correct me.
G.P.M wrote:
hi, I was wondering are there any programs which can detect switches/routers, based as well on linux. The problem is that one company is setting up large LAN, with internet access, based on static ip/mac address, for paying reasons. Many clients seperate their connection, often giving mac of the bridge not the PC. i had many ideas about that, eg. checking the vendor for the mac, signal replays from the source. i worry also about 'clear' switches, non programmable ones. Could please someone give me some advise? sorry for my bad english. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
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Current thread:
- bridge detection G.P.M (Dec 28)
- Re: bridge detection Danux (Dec 28)
- RE: bridge detection David Gillett (Dec 28)
- Re: bridge detection Joe Hood (Dec 28)
- Re[2]: bridge detection P. Schmiel (Dec 29)
- RE: Re[2]: bridge detection David Gillett (Dec 29)
- Re: bridge detection Joe Hood (Dec 28)
- Re: bridge detection Aaron Berg (Dec 28)