Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:20:27 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: utility that scans lan for client? Message-ID: <20090323202027.3fb8ee9a.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <E4A3989A-982F-4B9D-971D-25C49A932EB7@identry.com> References: <E4A3989A-982F-4B9D-971D-25C49A932EB7@identry.com>
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On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:59:36 -0400, John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> wrote: > What I'm looking for is a utility that can scan a LAN for attached > clients... i.e., computers that are attached to the LAN. As it has been suggested, nmap is a good tool. Another simple variation would be: % arp -a And for a more detailed analysis, the successor of Ethereal called Wireshark can be very handy (requires X). It makes you be able to see anything that's going on on the LAN (read: everything that reaches your NIC). -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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