Does your switch have management software? Such software is usually able to
give you the MAC addresses of the devices connected to it.

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"Vinny" <vincentwest@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I woud like to know if there is a way to locate a network printer on a
> large network. I have the printer name and the ip address. I can
> connect to the printer, but I have no other way to know where it is.
> If there was a way to figure out which port on the switch it is
> connected to by the ip address that would work also. I have a map of
> there the drops are located.
>
> Thank you for you help ahead of time
>