12-25-2019 07:52 PM
In general:
Can you know a machine’s location from its IP address in general? MAC address?
Can you identify a machine by its IP address? MAC address?
Can two identical IP addresses co-exit? MAC address?
Can you use the same IP address when you travel to another city? MAC address?
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12-25-2019 08:58 PM
@hiyalim wrote:
Can you know a machine’s location from its IP address in general? MAC address?
Yes and no. Depends on how the IP addressing scheme has been implemented.
@hiyalim wrote:
Can you identify a machine by its IP address? MAC address?
Of course, yes.
@hiyalim wrote:
Can two identical IP addresses co-exit? MAC address?
Yes and no.
@hiyalim wrote:
Can you use the same IP address when you travel to another city? MAC address?
You kidding, right? No, it won't work.
12-26-2019 01:19 AM
Hello,
in addition to Leo's remarks, what do you mean by location ? The geographical location ? The location in a network ? The latter is usually done by tracking down the switchport where a specific MAC address (belonging to a specific IP address) is connected to; if there are multiple switches, you woud have to follow the trunks or interconnections until you reach a specific switchport.
If you are looking for a geographical location, you can use (usually paid) services such as those linked below:
With regard to using an IP address in a different location, there used to be a feature called 'Mobile IP' which was designed for exactly that purpose. In essence, it installled a host route in the routing table of the connected layer 3 device...
12-25-2019 08:58 PM
@hiyalim wrote:
Can you know a machine’s location from its IP address in general? MAC address?
Yes and no. Depends on how the IP addressing scheme has been implemented.
@hiyalim wrote:
Can you identify a machine by its IP address? MAC address?
Of course, yes.
@hiyalim wrote:
Can two identical IP addresses co-exit? MAC address?
Yes and no.
@hiyalim wrote:
Can you use the same IP address when you travel to another city? MAC address?
You kidding, right? No, it won't work.
12-26-2019 01:19 AM
Hello,
in addition to Leo's remarks, what do you mean by location ? The geographical location ? The location in a network ? The latter is usually done by tracking down the switchport where a specific MAC address (belonging to a specific IP address) is connected to; if there are multiple switches, you woud have to follow the trunks or interconnections until you reach a specific switchport.
If you are looking for a geographical location, you can use (usually paid) services such as those linked below:
With regard to using an IP address in a different location, there used to be a feature called 'Mobile IP' which was designed for exactly that purpose. In essence, it installled a host route in the routing table of the connected layer 3 device...
12-26-2019 09:46 AM
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