the problem is, that if the target PC that I wish to get the MAC of, has been off long enough, the arp cache on whatever PC queried, will not have it.

I have found a kludge of a solution..., but there has to be a better way:

code:
 
$Mac = GetMac('wheelerc_2nd', 'ada06')
shell '\\a06\logon\tools\wol.exe ' + $mac


Function GetMac($ip, $dhcpServer)
	DIM $logs, $found, $file, $arr

	$logs=enumdir('\\'+$dhcpServer+'\admin$$\system32\dhcp\','dhcpsrvlog.*',1)
	$found=0
	for each $file in $logs
		if $found=0
			if open(1,$file,2)=0
				$line=readline(1)
				while @error=0 and $found=0
					if instr($line,$ip) and (instr($line,'Assign') or instr($line,'renew'))
						$arr  =split($line,',')
						$GetMac = $arr[ubound($arr)]
						$found = 1
						endif
					$line=readline(1)
					loop
				$=close(1)
				endif
			endif
		next
	if $GetMac=''	exit (1)	endif
	endfunction
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