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Re: mac addr lookups?
From: ajax <ajax () mobis com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 15:29:52 -0600 (EST)
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, White Cap wrote:
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Fyodor wrote:This is not actually my reason for disapproval. The reason I don't plan on adding this it is that it only works in the very specific case where: 1) You are using ethernet 2) Your target is using ethernet 3) You are on the *same* ethernet segment I don't think it is worth the code bloat or confusion to add such a special-case feature. Plus you should generally be able to do an 'arp -a' after the scan and see what hardware address the target (or several targets) are using.A compile time option maybe? maybe force the user to define WANT_ARP_CHECK? And maybe another one for WANT_PROMISC_MODE_DETECTION? whitecap
if this kind of thing is to be implemented at all, i dont think it should be a precompiler defintion. i think it should be a command line option, and the option,if specified, should only take effect if scanning a local segment and if the process has root priv (duh). i think making that into a #define is just getting way out of scope my two cents ajax () mobis com | The skill of accurate perception Unix Network Admin | is called cynicism by those who Mobile Internet Services, Inc. | don't possess it.
Current thread:
- mac addr lookups? Terje Elde (Feb 15)
- Re: mac addr lookups? Dug Song (Feb 15)
- Re: mac addr lookups? Matthew Franz (Feb 15)
- Re: mac addr lookups? //Stany (Feb 15)
- Re: mac addr lookups? Terje Elde (Feb 15)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: mac addr lookups? Fyodor (Feb 16)
- Re: mac addr lookups? White Cap (Feb 16)
- Re: mac addr lookups? ajax (Feb 16)
- Re: mac addr lookups? Nathan Catlow (Feb 16)
- Re: mac addr lookups? Terje Elde (Feb 17)
- Re: mac addr lookups? White Cap (Feb 16)
- RE: mac addr lookups? Escobar, Henry J. (Feb 17)
- RE: mac addr lookups? White Cap (Feb 17)
- RE: mac addr lookups? Fyodor (Feb 17)
- RE: mac addr lookups? White Cap (Feb 17)
- RE: mac addr lookups? wanb0y (Feb 17)