detect new devices on network

[Gerry Reno]

Randall C Grimshaw wrote:
> You could syslog "on commit" messages and swatch the file.
> You could provide a special pool of addresses to "unknown" devices and
> treat these addresses differently. (see NAC)
>
>   
I need this to work for things like the dhcp server in the broadband 
routers as well as dhcp servers on linux boxes, etc. So I wouldn't 
always have access to logs.

Regards,
Gerry