Locating a machine on the network
I went to add a new machine to my network and I got a message that the IP is already in use. I checked my Inventory listing that shows all the machines with the Agent installed and I didn't see the IP there. I can ping the address though. Then I used ARP and was able to determine a MAC address. I used the IP and the MAC in the Advanced Search fields and it came back with nothing.
How can I find a machine on my network that doesn't have the Agent installed? Is there a way to identify the machine and/or determine a location for it?
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Ask your network guys tell you what switch port the mac is on and where that port is patched to.
Ask your network guys tell you what switch port the mac is on and where that port is patched to.
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SMal.tmcc
11 years ago
Ask your network guys tell you what switch port the mac is on and where that port is patched to.
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AndrewQ
11 years ago
Sweet. We found it. It was a KVM switch. Thank you so much for your help. That worked great.
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Here at the college we are so big the only way to chase stuff like that is at the switch level. Worst case they can disable the port and see who screams - SMal.tmcc 11 years ago