4 ms·

Disconnect cables from each switch and see when the ping replies stop :).

• huhtenberg 11y ago
  Unless it's on a WiFi connection, in which case things get substantially more complicated :)
  • bdcravens 11y ago
    Typically you can login to the router and see machines attached, and kick/ban MAC addresses.
    • rifung 11y ago
      That still won't help you find where the machine is located though. With cables you can presumably just follow the cable when you realize disconnecting one stops the pings
      • jevinskie 11y ago
        Wardriving software like kismet will show your the RSSI of the AP. Is it possible with stock hardware to determine the RSSI of connected devices? Then it is just the hot/cold game. I'm sure actual radio triangulation/direction finding would be possible as well but I'm not sure how difficult that would be.
      • bdcravens 11y ago
        You could have an electrician identify circuits and start throwing circuit breaker switches to achieve the same result? (obviously might be a bit chaotic, but it'd be a good time to test your UPS infrastructure at the same time, right?)
    • robotresearcher 11y ago
      And now you have really lost the machine.
    • ytdht 11y ago
      You can turn off the electric breakers one by one