Nmap Development: Re: How to find MAC address

[Andreas Ericsson <ae () op5 se>]

uday kumar kunta wrote:
> Hi all,
>    
>    I am not able to get the MAC address if the IP address is not in the same class.
>   Can you please tell me the Nmap Option which finds the MAC for any IP address.
>    
There is none. As soon as a packet passes a router the only MAC you're 
gonna see is the one of the router. ARP-packets simply cannot be routed.

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