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Hacking and Security => Hacking and Security => : erogol November 02, 2012, 04:05:16 PM

: Is it possible to acquire MAC address of a computer out of the LAN?
: erogol November 02, 2012, 04:05:16 PM

I want to get the MAC address of a computer from out of the my LAN.

In addition what are the hacky things can be done by knwing the MAC address of such a computer?

: Re: Is it possible to acquire MAC address of a computer out of the LAN?
: RedBullAddicted November 02, 2012, 05:04:59 PM

Hi,

ARP operates on layer 2 of the OSI modell which means that you can't see a MAC address if the traffic is routed. Routing and IP functionality is located at layer 3.

(http://www.escotal.com/Images/Network%20parts/osi.gif)

Regarding you second question please have a look here: http://evilzone.org/tutorials/network-securtiy-features-and-how-to-get-pass-part-1-dynamic-arp-protection/

Hope that helps :)