Simply go to Address Leases under the Scope and you can view both the client IP address and the Unique ID, which is the MAC address.
#Convert mac address to ip windows#
You can either go into the DHCP console on Windows Server 2003/2008 or you can log into your wireless router at home, if that is what you are using. Whether you are in a corporate environment or at home, each computer is being assigned an IP address from a DHCP server (unless it’s a static network, which is rare). The simplest way to get an IP address from a MAC address is to check out the DHCP server, if possible. If you’re sure the MAC address is a computer, then try the methods below to determine the IP address. You can also find out if the MAC address is from a switch or other networking device from HP, CISCO, etc. If you suspect the MAC address is a printer, first check out this site below to see if it matches a major manufacturer:
It could also be the MAC address for a printer or some other type of device on the network.
Firstly, it’s important to understand that the MAC address might not be the address for a PC. There are a couple of ways you can go about doing this. Ever had to reverse lookup an IP address? Kind of like looking up a home address using a phone number? If you’re in IT, you might come across the occasional situation where you have a MAC address, but need to figure out what the IP address is.
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