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Finding PC with 3COM MAC on network

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by jkk Nov 19, 2003 last reply Nov 25, 2003

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I have an IP address conflict on my network.
I know the 3COM MAC address and IP address but
can not find the PC with the 3COM NIC installed.
PING and MEGAPING will not report a Host name.
The MAC is 3COM Europe:22:FF:F8 / 08004E22FFF8
I'm pretty sure this is a 3COM NIC.

Any Ideas?

Thanks

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by jschein Nov 19, 2003

goto the command line and type: c:\>ping -a xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

find that pc, turn it off... goto another pc and do the same.

If you have properly named your pc's, you will know what it's location is.

You didn't state the OS either though... If 2000 domain, you can right click my computer, goto manage, right click computer management local, connect to another pc... put it's network i.p. in and find out who the logged on user is...

Or you can type this from the run command..

(x being a drive not in use on your pc)
net use x: \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\c$

to connect to that pc's c drive and see what files / users / settings are there and you can identify it...