Tracking MAC address

[skybolt]

Is there anyway this plugin can track MAC addresses oppossed to IP's?

I would really like to havr events based on certian device come back on line.
For ex. when my cell is rediscoverd, I could trigger events based on me comming home. It's a little hard to static a cell phone

[nightwalker]

I did this by going into my router and reserving an IP for each device we use. That way each device we use has it's own static IP.

[skybolt]

I guess I could do that, It would be easier if the PI tracked MAC's though.
CISCO SBR they do thing diferantly, not just a check box to reserve IP, the MAC needs to be bound to the IP, not sure if that include DHCP aswell . Never used it as yet. I guess I will give it a try.

EDIT: That worked, I only wish the recovery was quicker ...

[JohnBoy70_99]

I second this request. I only assign static IP's to servers. All other devices have dynamic IP's, and I think that is the best way to handle things so that you don't need to reserve a larger amount of Addresses.

It would be help to at least have as an options

[Ultrajones]

This is supported today. Simply modify the device and check the MACAddr checkbox. This will allow the plug-in to monitor a device by MAC instead of the IP address.

Regards,
Ultrajones