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RE: How to find MAC address


From: "Martin O'Neal" <martin.oneal () corsaire com>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:45:17 +0100


What you are asking for is not possible with Ethernet networking.
When
your IP packets have to cross a network boundary by way of a router
the
real destination MAC address is masked by the router.

Not at the IP level, but the MAC is available through querying higher
level protocols.

Martin...




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