Resolves the IP of a node on the network given its MacAddress Make sure to run the scripts using SUDO. Steps to be followed :- take a backup of your /etc/hosts : sudo cp /etc/hosts ~/hosts.backup sudo ./run_only_this_script.sh If you want the Daemon to be killed, run the script :- sudo ./kill_daemon.sh The script is configured to run as Daemon. Polls for the IP every 5 hours.