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Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses?

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In article <1lqhc1w.1dt2e3pcetlnkN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>, David Empson
<dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

> David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> 
> > Neill Massello <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > MAC addresses for connected wireless clients are shown in Airport
> > > > Utility 6.3.2 by editing the base station settings and looking on the
> > > > Summary tab: there is a "Wireless Clients" box which shows the MAC
> > > > addresses. There is a reveal triangle for each client to see the
> > > > connection quality, data rate, hardware address (again), RSSI and mode.
> > > 
> > > Which AirPort base station are you using?
> > 
> > 3rd generation 802.11n Airport Extreme, running firmware 7.6.4.
> > 
> > > For a 5th Generation 802.11n Extreme, there is no Wireless Clients box
> > > in the Summary tab (or anywhere else) in AP Utility 6.3.2. The only MAC
> > > addresses in the Summary tab are for the base station itself. To see my
> > > base staion's wireless clients, I have to use AP Utility 5.6.x, which
> > > doesn't run in Mavericks without hacking. 
> > 
> > I'm at a friend's place right now and the three 802.11n Airport Extremes
> > on his network (1st, 2nd and 3rd generation, all with firwmare 7.6.4)
> > don't show the Summary tab in Airport Utility 6.3.2 when accessing them
> > via the Edit button.
> > 
> > I can see the Summary tab on mine by going through the "Configure Other"
> > interface and accessing it remotely (through my VPN to home). I haven't
> > been home yet to test whether I can see the summary tab when accessing
> > it normally from the local network.
> > 
> > Aha - that also works if I use "Configure Other" and access the local
> > base stations using their IP address (also have to enter the password
> > manually). All of 1st, 2nd and 3rd gen show the summmary tab, with
> > wireless clients as I described.
> > 
> > Odd choice to hide details unless you get there the hard way.
> 
> Now that I've had another look while at home, you can get the same
> information on the main "network map" view.
> 
> Click on the base station to show its details. Then hover the mouse
> cursor over a wireless client and its technical details appear.

It's not the wireless clients that I'm concerned about. It's the wired
clients that I would like to see.

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How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2014-08-14 20:40 -0700
  Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-08-15 16:11 +1200
    Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2014-08-15 02:16 -0600
      Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-08-15 23:34 +1200
        Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2014-08-15 09:13 -0600
          Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2014-08-15 11:36 -0600
        Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-08-16 16:24 +1200
          Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2014-08-16 08:00 -0700
            Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-08-17 14:37 +1200
      Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-08-15 06:39 -0700
      Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-08-15 08:57 -0700
      Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2014-08-15 16:41 -0700
  Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-08-15 08:39 +0100
  Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-16 15:28 +0000
    Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-16 15:31 +0000
      Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-08-16 19:25 -0700
        Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-08-17 15:07 +1200
    Re: How Do I Find MAC Addresses? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-08-16 22:57 -0700

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