Aquire MAC Address on bootup

[Shr00m]

We are installing new switches and are going to implement MAC Address security on them. We need to easily acquire the mac address of all of our systems, preferably on boot up, and be able to match them to a machine so we can print bar codes to attach to each machine.

I was thinking about trying to setup a lightweight version of linux to install on a USB flash drive and get the machine to boot up off of that and somehow script it to save the MAC address to a text file on a network share.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

 

[Vito_Corleone]

If you're using Cisco switches look into the "sticky" command.

 

[Cmustang87]

You could always buy a cheap ass router and connect the workstations 1 at a time on them, and look at the current MAC addresses connected ... that would take a bit of time though depending on the size of office.

 

[boatasiaus]

You could use network mapping software like LANsurveyor to map the entire network including IP's and MAC's

 

[Vito_Corleone]

You could always buy a cheap ass router and connect the workstations 1 at a time on them, and look at the current MAC addresses connected ... that would take a bit of time though depending on the size of office.

Probably be easier to connect them all and look at DHCP binding, lol.