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Department
of Physics, Panjab
University,
Chandigarh
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How
to get the MAC Address
For a PC running Windows 98:
It is necessary to
open a command prompt and issue:
ipconfig /all
which will give several lines
of information about the Windows 98 IP Configuration
and the Ethernet or wireless adapter
Local Area Connection including a line like:
Physical Address . . . . . .. :
00-90-27-E0-03-18.
Windows 2000:
- Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> System
Tools >> System Information
When
the program comes up, follow: Components
>> Network >> Adapter
Look for the ethernet or
Wireless adapters section and note the MAC Address(es) as in the example below:
Name
[00000000] Intel (R) PRO/10+ PCI Adapter
Adapter Type
Ethernet 802.3
Service Name
E100B
IP
Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
IP Subnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Default IP Gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
...
MAC Address 00 : 90 : 27 : 64 : D6 : 84
(example, do not copy!)
IRQ Number 10
I/O Port 0xE400 - 0xE41F
- Open a command prompt (*) and issue:
ipconfig
/all
which will give several lines of information about the Windows 2000 IP
Configuration
and the Ethernet or wireless adapters Local Area Connection including a
line like:
Physical Address . . . . . .. : 00-90-27-E0-03-18.
(*) to open a command promt :
Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> Command
Promt
or
Start >> Run, type command, OK
Windows
XP:
For a PC running Windows XP there are two possibilities:
- Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> System
Tools >> System Information
When the program comes up, follow:
Components >> Network >> Adapter
Look for the ethernet or Wireless adapters section and note the MAC
Address(es)
as in the example below:
Name [00000000] Intel (R) PRO/10+ PCI Adapter
Adapter Type Ethernet 802.3
Service Name E100B
IP Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
IP Subnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Default IP Gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
...
MAC Address 00 : 90 : 27 : 64 : D6 : 84
(example, do not copy!)
IRQ Number 10
I/O Port 0xE400 - 0xE41F
- Open a command prompt (*) and issue:
ipconfig
/all
which will give several lines of information about the Windows XP IP
Configuration
and the Ethernet or wireless adapters Local Area Connection including a
line like:
Physical Address . . . . . .. : 00-90-27-E0-03-18.
(*) to open a command promt :
Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> Command
Promt
or
Start >> Run, type command, OK
Linux:
There are lots of way to get the MAC address in Linux (as usual)! The
simple way is:
/sbin/ifconfig
(if your WiFi Card is detected by your Linux PC/Laptop already)
The very first line
against your wifi network adaptor (usually eth1 or ath0) will list the
HWaddr (or the MAC address)
eg.
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr
00:19:D1:32:4D:76
.....................
blah blah...........
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