On Thu, 2006-12-01 at 12:55 -0600, Ian Pilcher wrote: > I use rdesktop to connect to my Windows laptop when I'm at home, and I'm > getting tired of guessing what it's IP address du jour (assigned by my > gateway box) is. Is there a way to scan my local network for a > particular MAC address and figure out what its IP address is? > > Thanks! Just set a static IP address outside the DHCP pool in the range configured on the gateway, just as you would to forward a port. On XP in Network Connections for your interface you may be able to use the Advanced settings to use a static at home and regular DHCP everywhere else.
