Scanning for an IP Address by known MAC Address, using Python and Nmap.

Grant
3 min readJan 3, 2024
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When troubleshooting within networking, it can get very frustrating trying to track down devices if the IP address wasn't documented correctly. Perhaps the IP address has changed since it was last logged but you still have the MAC address recorded properly.

These kinds of scenarios are when you will need to deploy different kinds of network…

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Grant

Im a System Administrator Writing about the technology that I enjoy, with a focus in cybersecurity.