TECH BRIEFINGS: What Happened to My IP Number?

This briefing is for people with NetDB access who want to learn more about some of the searching tools available to them. We will cover NetDB log searches, which let you see the whole history of a NetDB entry: who made it and when, and all modifications. We will also cover the command line tool ipm, which lets you search our logs of router arp tables; this is especially handy in finding IP thieves or the history of a laptop that roams from one network to another. Finally, we'll cover the various DHCP log searches, which give detailed information on the successes or failures of a computer's usage of Stanford's DHCP service. NetDB access is required to use some of these tools, and NetDB familiarity is suggested for anyone attending this briefing.