Possible to detect if a certain machine connects to the network ?

Snow-Munki · 17 Nov 2009 at 11:04

Hi,

Just wondering if there is a way to detect if a certain laptop connects to our laptop. Reason being, we have given a laptop to one of our users with admin rights so she can install applications.

However we don't ever want this laptop connect to our network again, as it will just be for her to use standalone and to connect to other client networks.

Thanks,

Sin_Chase · 17 Nov 2009 at 11:08

What comms equipment do you have? In particular - switches.

Snow-Munki · 17 Nov 2009 at 11:31

umm... in her office just HP ProCurve 2524's.

PistolPete · 17 Nov 2009 at 12:10

Quick and dirty way.....

Setup a DHCP reservation and find some free monitoring software to monitor the IP or
Setup a DHCP reservation and setup a small VB script on the machine to run at startup to check if it's got that IP address and send an alert somewhere - maybe enable the messenger service on a machine and NET SEND a message?

Sin_Chase · 17 Nov 2009 at 13:01

Not been on a 2524 for a long time but log into the management and you should be able to (de)authorize MAC addresses.

bigredshark · 17 Nov 2009 at 13:17

I'd just cobble together a quick bit of perl to get the switches mac table by SNMP and send an email to you if it finds the laptop's mac address...