finding remote MAC address

[pll at lanminds.com]

>>>>> On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, "Ben" == bscott at ntisys.com wrote:

  Ben> If the hosts are separated by one or more IP routers, things
  Ben> become more difficult.  The basic idea is the same, but you
  Ben> will need to get much more sophisticated.

Not really, the complexity is the same, the tools are different.

If you have multiple switches/routers, now you need to get cozy with 
SNMP  (provided your hw supports it :)

  Ben> Briefly describe the network topology and lower-level protocols
  Ben> in use if this is the case; there may be shortcuts you can take.

Yeah, like haveing multiple routes defined with non-existant gateways!
(Hey, I figure I ought get it in there before someone else does ;)

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