how to convert MAC address to ip address

[yoong9898]

for example: how to convert ip address 192.0.2.24 to mac address?

[pkhatri]

Hi,

There is no formula to do so since the two address types are independent. IP nodes use the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to determine the MAC address associated with an IP address.

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Paresh

[yoong9898]

for example to find a destination MAC address of a frame containing IP packet with a destination address of 192.0.2.24 in a vlan situation?

so how to find it?

[pkhatri · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The only way to find that out is to inspect the ARP tables after generating some traffic (e.g. a ping) to that address.

If you ping it from a router, enter the 'show arp' command to see what it's MAC is. If you ping it from a Windows PC, you can use 'arp -a' from the command line to see the mapping.

Regards,

Paresh