title: Finding device on network without its ip
body: <p>We have developed a device that is connected to our clients network and we would like to be able to get its ip or set the ip without knowing its ip.</p>
  
  <p>The device has a Linux OS.</p>
  
  <p>We can save the device MAC Address before giving it to customers. We can program a service to broadcast the device IP and MAC Address to a certain IP or port/socket. We can listen to a certain port/socket for commands. Is this the right direction? Should we investigate in other network protocols other than TCP/IP?</p>
  
  <p>We have seen this feature in hardware/device manufacturers provide a CD with a software that can locate their devices on a network even if they have been newly added to the network without network or ip configuration.</p>
  
  <p>Best regards,</p>
  
  <p>Hussam Kazah</p>