HP Netsight manual Find MAC Address Search

Discovering Nodes

When the selected MAC address is located, a message window will display, indicating the host name and IP address associated with the found MAC; this information will also be displayed in the list box. If the address is not located, a message window opens when the search is complete, indicating that the selected address could not be found.

You can use the Copy IP buttons to paste any located IP addresses to any text document;

TIP you can also paste found IPs directly into the central node database via the Edit—>Pastecommand. See page 3-24for more information.

When the MAC address is found, a message window displays its associated IP address and host name; the information will also appear in the list box.

If the MAC address could not be found, a message window like this one will be displayed when the search is complete.

Figure 3-19. Find MAC Address Search

3-26 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool