diff --git a/src/network/utils.rs b/src/network/utils.rs
index 2f8b9de..e3d2453 100644
--- a/src/network/utils.rs
+++ b/src/network/utils.rs
@@ -86,4 +86,49 @@ pub fn get_network_address(address: &str) -> Option<String> {
 
     None
 }
+/// Ermittelt die IP-Adresse zu einer gegebenen MAC-Adresse im lokalen Netzwerk.
+/// Verwendet einen nmap-Scan, um das Gerät zu finden.
+///
+/// # Parameter
+/// - `mac`: MAC-Adresse im Format "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
+///
+/// # Rückgabe
+/// - Option<String>: Die IP-Adresse des Geräts oder None wenn nicht gefunden
+pub fn get_ip_from_mac(mac: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "windows"))]
+    {
+        let output = Command::new("nmap")
+            .args(["-sn", "-n", "--system-dns", "-PR", "-PS22,80,443,445", "-PA80,443", "-PU161", mac])
+            .output();
 
+        match output {
+            Ok(out) => {
+                if !out.status.success() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+
+                let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout);
+                for line in stdout.lines() {
+                    if line.contains("Nmap scan report for") {
+                        if let Some(ip) = line.split_whitespace().last() {
+                            return Some(ip.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                None
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
+                    log::log("network_utils", "nmap is not installed on the system!", LogLevel::Error);
+                }
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "windows")))]
+    {
+        log::log("network_utils", "OS not supported.", LogLevel::Error);
+        None
+    }
+}
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