User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 9-1

Using the IP/MAC Address Finder

This chapter describes how to use the IP/MAC Address Finder applet for:

• Creatingsearchrequests for locatingspecificMACor IP addressesonthenetwork,and

determining the devices and ports where they are located.

• Creating search requests to identify MAC and IP addresses on specific devices and

ports.

Overview of the IP/MAC Finder Applet

Using the IP/MAC Address Finder applet you can specify a set of Media Access Control

(MAC) or Internet Protocol (IP) network addresses, and a set of network devices to query

for thoseaddresses.Theapplet returnsa list ofthedevices andports associatedwith those

addresses. You can also specify a set of devices and ports, andsearch for all MAC and IP

addresses known those devices and ports.

The Search Tool lets you configure and start a search task, view the status of the task, and

view the task results. The task specification and results are kept in the task list until you

delete them, or until you log out of the EPICenter client.

When you click the Find IP/MAC button in the Navigation Toolbar, the main IP/MAC

Address Finder page is displayed as shown in Figure 9-1. Initially there are no search

requests displayed.