diff --git a/misc/findconfluent.c b/misc/findconfluent.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/findconfluent.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <ifaddrs.h>
+#include <net/if_arp.h>         
+#include <linux/if_packet.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int add_uuid(char* destination, int maxsize) {
+    int uuidf;
+    int uuidsize;
+    uuidf = open("/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_uuid", O_RDONLY);
+    if (uuidf < 1) { return 0; }
+    strncpy(destination, "/uuid=", maxsize);
+    uuidsize = read(uuidf, destination + 6, maxsize - 6);
+    close(uuidf);
+    if (destination[uuidsize + 5] == '\n') {
+        destination[uuidsize + 5 ] = 0;
+    }
+    return  uuidsize + 6;
+}
+
+int add_macs(char* destination, int maxsize) {
+    struct ifaddrs *ifc, *ifa;
+    struct sockaddr_ll *lla;
+    int offset;
+    char macaddr[32];
+
+    offset = 0;
+    getifaddrs(&ifa);
+    for (ifc = ifa; ifc != NULL; ifc = ifc->ifa_next) {
+        if (ifc->ifa_addr->sa_family != PF_PACKET)
+            continue;
+        lla = (struct sockaddr_ll *)ifc->ifa_addr;
+        if (lla->sll_hatype == ARPHRD_INFINIBAND) {
+            snprintf(macaddr, 32, "/mac=%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+                lla->sll_addr[12], lla->sll_addr[13], lla->sll_addr[14], 
+                lla->sll_addr[15], lla->sll_addr[16], lla->sll_addr[17],
+                lla->sll_addr[18], lla->sll_addr[19]
+            );
+        } else if (lla->sll_hatype == ARPHRD_ETHER) {
+            snprintf(macaddr, 32, "/mac=%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+                lla->sll_addr[0], lla->sll_addr[1], lla->sll_addr[2], 
+                lla->sll_addr[3], lla->sll_addr[4], lla->sll_addr[5],
+                lla->sll_addr[6]
+            );
+        } else {
+            continue;
+        }
+        strncpy(destination + offset, macaddr, maxsize - offset);
+        offset += strnlen(macaddr, 32);
+    }
+    freeifaddrs(ifa);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    int ns;
+    struct sockaddr_in6 addr, dst;
+    char msg[1024];
+    int ifidx, offset;
+    socklen_t dstsize;
+    dstsize = sizeof(dst);
+
+    memset(msg, 0, 1024);
+    memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+    memset(&dst, 0, sizeof(dst));
+    addr.sin6_family = PF_INET6;
+    addr.sin6_addr = in6addr_any;
+    addr.sin6_port = htons(190);
+    dst.sin6_family = PF_INET6;
+    dst.sin6_port = htons(1900);
+    inet_pton(PF_INET6, "ff02::c", &dst.sin6_addr);
+    strncpy(msg,  "M-SEARCH * HTTP/1.1\r\nST: urn:xcat.org:service:confluent:", 1024);
+    offset = strnlen(msg, 1024);
+    if (argc > 1) {
+        snprintf(msg + offset, 1024 - offset, "/node=%s", argv[1]);
+        offset = strnlen(msg, 1024);
+    }
+    add_uuid(msg + offset, 1024 - offset);
+    offset = strnlen(msg, 1024);
+    add_macs(msg + offset, 1024 - offset);
+    offset = strnlen(msg, 1024);
+    ns = socket(PF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+    bind(ns, (const struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+    ifidx = 2;
+    setsockopt(ns, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_MULTICAST_IF, &ifidx, sizeof(ifidx));
+    sendto(ns, msg, strlen(msg), 0, (const struct sockaddr *)&dst, sizeof(dst));
+    recvfrom(ns, msg, 1024, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&dst, &dstsize);
+    inet_ntop(dst.sin6_family, &dst.sin6_addr, msg, dstsize);
+    printf(msg);
+}