Cisco network... try using basic IOS commands ! (Score 1)

it's a cisco network...

check the arp table for a mac address, and trace the mac through the network.

"show mac-address-table | include "

telnet/ssh to the next hop, rinse and repeat until it's on a local port. then go trace the wiring.

No wonder the network admin was scared to give his passwords up if these guys can't even locate a device on the network...