dhcpdecline messages

[Andy Hood]

dhcp-users-bounce at isc.org wrote on 17/01/2007 11:03:44 AM:

> I think you will find that after attempting to ping the address in
> question, if you then query the arp table ('arp -a' on most unix like
> systems) you will find that there is in fact a mac address listed for
> it.

Which only works if you are on the same segment as the target. If you are
not on that segment, the best place to look is in the arp cache on the
router/switch to which that segment is connected.