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finding netbios name from a MAC address

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by svybiral

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Is there a way to find out the NETBIOS name of a computer when all you have is a MAC address? I am having an IP conflict and the only information it gives me is the MAC address from the other device.

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by timwalsh

Since you are having an IP conflict you already know what the IP address of the other computer is.

Shut down the computer that is having the conflict.

At a different computer, from a Command Prompt, type ping -a IPaddress.

The -a switch will resolve the IP address to the host name

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