Obtain MAC Address from network printer via CMD

Question

I'm trying to find the MAC address for my network printer using cmd.

I've tried using nbtstat -a (ipaddress) and it says host not found. But the IP works when I ping it. Is there another command that can pull the information for me?

Is the printer on the same layer-2 LAN and layer-3 network as your PC? — Ron Maupin, Mar 18 '16 at 22:18
if they are on same network you can do: arp -a|find "x.x.x.x" — arana, Mar 18 '16 at 22:23
Possible duplicate of How to find MAC address of a machine in my network — DavidPostill, Mar 18 '16 at 22:54
I found a much easier way. I ping the device and then after enter ARP -A and it gives me even more information than I needed. BTW, arp -a|find is not a valid command — awoitte, Mar 18 '16 at 23:06
@awoitte Rubbish. arp -a|find "dynamic" works perfectly well. — DavidPostill, Apr 03 '16 at 13:00

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 15 '18 at 15:04

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In Windows, if you know the printer's IP address, you can use "ping" and "arp /a" to find the same information. You will need to do some searching. If you don't mind clearing your DNS cache with "ipconfig /flushdns" the list will be shorter.

answered Sep 15 '18 at 15:04

MountainMan

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '17 at 15:14

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I used nbtstat -a as well. If you know the IP of the printer you can do nbtstat -a {IP address}, without the brackets of course :). It'll kick back the MAC address of the device associated with that IP

answered Apr 08 '17 at 15:14

Nicholas Pifer

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OP stated in the question that using nbtstat -a <IP> returns "host not found", advising to run that command is probably not going to help. If you have any other advice, feel free to edit your answer to include these information! – Adalee Apr 08 '17 at 15:32
The command may work if the device utilizes NetBIOS over TCP/IP. I.e., you will likely see the MAC address in the output if the system uses that networking protocol, but, if it doesn't, which is likely if the system is a printer, then relying on nbtstat -a ip_address to obtain the MAC address is not the best way to obtain that address. Instead, he could just ping the IP address and then examine the ARP cache with arp -a or arp -a | find "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx". – moonpoint Apr 08 '17 at 17:17

Obtain MAC Address from network printer via CMD

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