Get IP Address of Machine from Hostname or Mac-address
Is that possible to get the IP address of my machine from the hostname or the machine's own mac address?
If yes, how?
If not, could you suggest an alternative way?
networking command-line ip
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Is that possible to get the IP address of my machine from the hostname or the machine's own mac address?
If yes, how?
If not, could you suggest an alternative way?
networking command-line ip
edited Feb 15 '15 at 16:59
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Of your system or a remote system?
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:06
4
I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to accomplish, but thehostname --all-ip-addressescommand relates the hostname to IPs,nslookupanddigcan be used for general DNS resolving and thearp -nacommand can list all IPs and MAC addresses in the local network that you have connected to at some point.
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:15
1
ping -c1 hostname
– Panther
Feb 13 '15 at 23:24
1
@muru is correct. If the machine is one hop away,arpwill help you find the IP from the MAC address.nmaporzenmapcan also be helpful to identify machines on your network
– noleti
Feb 13 '15 at 23:32
1
In addition to @noleti's suggestion: superuser.com/q/261818/334516
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:33
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Is that possible to get the IP address of my machine from the hostname or the machine's own mac address?
If yes, how?
If not, could you suggest an alternative way?
networking command-line ip
edited Feb 15 '15 at 16:59
Seth♦
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asked Feb 13 '15 at 23:05
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Is that possible to get the IP address of my machine from the hostname or the machine's own mac address?
If yes, how?
If not, could you suggest an alternative way?
networking command-line ip
networking command-line ip
edited Feb 15 '15 at 16:59
Seth♦
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asked Feb 13 '15 at 23:05
FahadkalisFahadkalis
12114
edited Feb 15 '15 at 16:59
Seth♦
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asked Feb 13 '15 at 23:05
FahadkalisFahadkalis
12114
edited Feb 15 '15 at 16:59
Seth♦
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edited Feb 15 '15 at 16:59
Seth♦
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edited Feb 15 '15 at 16:59
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Of your system or a remote system?
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:06
4
I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to accomplish, but thehostname --all-ip-addressescommand relates the hostname to IPs,nslookupanddigcan be used for general DNS resolving and thearp -nacommand can list all IPs and MAC addresses in the local network that you have connected to at some point.
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:15
1
ping -c1 hostname
– Panther
Feb 13 '15 at 23:24
1
@muru is correct. If the machine is one hop away,arpwill help you find the IP from the MAC address.nmaporzenmapcan also be helpful to identify machines on your network
– noleti
Feb 13 '15 at 23:32
1
In addition to @noleti's suggestion: superuser.com/q/261818/334516
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:33
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Of your system or a remote system?
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:06
4
I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to accomplish, but thehostname --all-ip-addressescommand relates the hostname to IPs,nslookupanddigcan be used for general DNS resolving and thearp -nacommand can list all IPs and MAC addresses in the local network that you have connected to at some point.
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:15
1
ping -c1 hostname
– Panther
Feb 13 '15 at 23:24
1
@muru is correct. If the machine is one hop away,arpwill help you find the IP from the MAC address.nmaporzenmapcan also be helpful to identify machines on your network
– noleti
Feb 13 '15 at 23:32
1
In addition to @noleti's suggestion: superuser.com/q/261818/334516
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:33
2
2
Of your system or a remote system?
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:06
Of your system or a remote system?
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:06
4
4
I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to accomplish, but the
hostname --all-ip-addresses command relates the hostname to IPs, nslookup and dig can be used for general DNS resolving and the arp -na command can list all IPs and MAC addresses in the local network that you have connected to at some point.– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:15
I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to accomplish, but the
hostname --all-ip-addresses command relates the hostname to IPs, nslookup and dig can be used for general DNS resolving and the arp -na command can list all IPs and MAC addresses in the local network that you have connected to at some point.– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:15
1
1
ping -c1 hostname
– Panther
Feb 13 '15 at 23:24
ping -c1 hostname
– Panther
Feb 13 '15 at 23:24
1
1
@muru is correct. If the machine is one hop away,
arp will help you find the IP from the MAC address. nmap or zenmap can also be helpful to identify machines on your network– noleti
Feb 13 '15 at 23:32
@muru is correct. If the machine is one hop away,
arp will help you find the IP from the MAC address. nmap or zenmap can also be helpful to identify machines on your network– noleti
Feb 13 '15 at 23:32
1
1
In addition to @noleti's suggestion: superuser.com/q/261818/334516
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:33
In addition to @noleti's suggestion: superuser.com/q/261818/334516
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:33
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Of all the suggestions in the comments this one seems easiest.
sudo apt-get install arp-scan
sudo arp-scan --interface=wlan0 --localnet where wlan0 is your interface if your on a wire you'll likely change wlan0 to eth0. You can find out your interface with ifconfig you'll get output similar to this that provides The IP and MAC Address of each machine on your local subnet.
$ sudo arp-scan --interface=eth0 --localnet
Interface: eth0, datalink type: EN10MB (Ethernet)
Starting arp-scan 1.8.1 with 256 hosts (http://www.nta-monitor.com/tools/arp-scan/)
192.168.15.2 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX NETGEAR
192.168.15.24 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
192.168.15.103 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
Sources:
1) http://www.binarytides.com/scan-the-local-network-with-arp-scan-on-ubuntu/
2) https://superuser.com/questions/261818/how-can-i-list-all-ips-in-the-connected-network-through-terminal-preferably
3)Experience
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
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answered Feb 14 '15 at 15:24
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Today I learned the android app I use called fing is basically arp-scan
– geoffmcc
Feb 14 '15 at 15:47
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Technically it is possibly but Logically not. We can get IP by pinging hostname only if it is bind to that certain IP. In local host its hosts file do that work on business network it's DNS which do that work & on internet as well it's DNS but A records/cname which do that work. We can also get IPs assigned ot hostname set for particular MAC id, but that programatically possible not sure if you can do that with simple commands
To know what is your public IP address : www.ipconfig.in
Edit:
getent hosts <hostname> | awk
This works locally aswell.
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Of all the suggestions in the comments this one seems easiest.
sudo apt-get install arp-scan
sudo arp-scan --interface=wlan0 --localnet where wlan0 is your interface if your on a wire you'll likely change wlan0 to eth0. You can find out your interface with ifconfig you'll get output similar to this that provides The IP and MAC Address of each machine on your local subnet.
$ sudo arp-scan --interface=eth0 --localnet
Interface: eth0, datalink type: EN10MB (Ethernet)
Starting arp-scan 1.8.1 with 256 hosts (http://www.nta-monitor.com/tools/arp-scan/)
192.168.15.2 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX NETGEAR
192.168.15.24 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
192.168.15.103 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
Sources:
1) http://www.binarytides.com/scan-the-local-network-with-arp-scan-on-ubuntu/
2) https://superuser.com/questions/261818/how-can-i-list-all-ips-in-the-connected-network-through-terminal-preferably
3)Experience
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
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answered Feb 14 '15 at 15:24
Elder GeekElder Geek
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2
Today I learned the android app I use called fing is basically arp-scan
– geoffmcc
Feb 14 '15 at 15:47
add a comment |
Of all the suggestions in the comments this one seems easiest.
sudo apt-get install arp-scan
sudo arp-scan --interface=wlan0 --localnet where wlan0 is your interface if your on a wire you'll likely change wlan0 to eth0. You can find out your interface with ifconfig you'll get output similar to this that provides The IP and MAC Address of each machine on your local subnet.
$ sudo arp-scan --interface=eth0 --localnet
Interface: eth0, datalink type: EN10MB (Ethernet)
Starting arp-scan 1.8.1 with 256 hosts (http://www.nta-monitor.com/tools/arp-scan/)
192.168.15.2 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX NETGEAR
192.168.15.24 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
192.168.15.103 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
Sources:
1) http://www.binarytides.com/scan-the-local-network-with-arp-scan-on-ubuntu/
2) https://superuser.com/questions/261818/how-can-i-list-all-ips-in-the-connected-network-through-terminal-preferably
3)Experience
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
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answered Feb 14 '15 at 15:24
Elder GeekElder Geek
26.5k952126
2
Today I learned the android app I use called fing is basically arp-scan
– geoffmcc
Feb 14 '15 at 15:47
add a comment |
Of all the suggestions in the comments this one seems easiest.
sudo apt-get install arp-scan
sudo arp-scan --interface=wlan0 --localnet where wlan0 is your interface if your on a wire you'll likely change wlan0 to eth0. You can find out your interface with ifconfig you'll get output similar to this that provides The IP and MAC Address of each machine on your local subnet.
$ sudo arp-scan --interface=eth0 --localnet
Interface: eth0, datalink type: EN10MB (Ethernet)
Starting arp-scan 1.8.1 with 256 hosts (http://www.nta-monitor.com/tools/arp-scan/)
192.168.15.2 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX NETGEAR
192.168.15.24 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
192.168.15.103 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
Sources:
1) http://www.binarytides.com/scan-the-local-network-with-arp-scan-on-ubuntu/
2) https://superuser.com/questions/261818/how-can-i-list-all-ips-in-the-connected-network-through-terminal-preferably
3)Experience
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
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answered Feb 14 '15 at 15:24
Elder GeekElder Geek
26.5k952126
Of all the suggestions in the comments this one seems easiest.
sudo apt-get install arp-scan
sudo arp-scan --interface=wlan0 --localnet where wlan0 is your interface if your on a wire you'll likely change wlan0 to eth0. You can find out your interface with ifconfig you'll get output similar to this that provides The IP and MAC Address of each machine on your local subnet.
$ sudo arp-scan --interface=eth0 --localnet
Interface: eth0, datalink type: EN10MB (Ethernet)
Starting arp-scan 1.8.1 with 256 hosts (http://www.nta-monitor.com/tools/arp-scan/)
192.168.15.2 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX NETGEAR
192.168.15.24 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
192.168.15.103 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
Sources:
1) http://www.binarytides.com/scan-the-local-network-with-arp-scan-on-ubuntu/
2) https://superuser.com/questions/261818/how-can-i-list-all-ips-in-the-connected-network-through-terminal-preferably
3)Experience
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answered Feb 14 '15 at 15:24
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Today I learned the android app I use called fing is basically arp-scan
– geoffmcc
Feb 14 '15 at 15:47
add a comment |
2
Today I learned the android app I use called fing is basically arp-scan
– geoffmcc
Feb 14 '15 at 15:47
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Today I learned the android app I use called fing is basically arp-scan
– geoffmcc
Feb 14 '15 at 15:47
Today I learned the android app I use called fing is basically arp-scan
– geoffmcc
Feb 14 '15 at 15:47
add a comment |
Technically it is possibly but Logically not. We can get IP by pinging hostname only if it is bind to that certain IP. In local host its hosts file do that work on business network it's DNS which do that work & on internet as well it's DNS but A records/cname which do that work. We can also get IPs assigned ot hostname set for particular MAC id, but that programatically possible not sure if you can do that with simple commands
To know what is your public IP address : www.ipconfig.in
Edit:
getent hosts <hostname> | awk
This works locally aswell.
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answered Jan 11 at 14:36
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Technically it is possibly but Logically not. We can get IP by pinging hostname only if it is bind to that certain IP. In local host its hosts file do that work on business network it's DNS which do that work & on internet as well it's DNS but A records/cname which do that work. We can also get IPs assigned ot hostname set for particular MAC id, but that programatically possible not sure if you can do that with simple commands
To know what is your public IP address : www.ipconfig.in
Edit:
getent hosts <hostname> | awk
This works locally aswell.
edited 7 hours ago
An0n
89420
answered Jan 11 at 14:36
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Technically it is possibly but Logically not. We can get IP by pinging hostname only if it is bind to that certain IP. In local host its hosts file do that work on business network it's DNS which do that work & on internet as well it's DNS but A records/cname which do that work. We can also get IPs assigned ot hostname set for particular MAC id, but that programatically possible not sure if you can do that with simple commands
To know what is your public IP address : www.ipconfig.in
Edit:
getent hosts <hostname> | awk
This works locally aswell.
edited 7 hours ago
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89420
answered Jan 11 at 14:36
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Technically it is possibly but Logically not. We can get IP by pinging hostname only if it is bind to that certain IP. In local host its hosts file do that work on business network it's DNS which do that work & on internet as well it's DNS but A records/cname which do that work. We can also get IPs assigned ot hostname set for particular MAC id, but that programatically possible not sure if you can do that with simple commands
To know what is your public IP address : www.ipconfig.in
Edit:
getent hosts <hostname> | awk
This works locally aswell.
edited 7 hours ago
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answered Jan 11 at 14:36
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Of your system or a remote system?
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:06
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I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to accomplish, but the
hostname --all-ip-addressescommand relates the hostname to IPs,nslookupanddigcan be used for general DNS resolving and thearp -nacommand can list all IPs and MAC addresses in the local network that you have connected to at some point.– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:15
1
ping -c1 hostname
– Panther
Feb 13 '15 at 23:24
1
@muru is correct. If the machine is one hop away,
arpwill help you find the IP from the MAC address.nmaporzenmapcan also be helpful to identify machines on your network– noleti
Feb 13 '15 at 23:32
1
In addition to @noleti's suggestion: superuser.com/q/261818/334516
– muru
Feb 13 '15 at 23:33