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=== Windows 7 ===
=== Windows 7 ===
* At the start menu search for and choose "cmd"
* At the bottom right corner of the screen click on Network > Open Network and Sharing Center
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* Click on "Change Adapter Settings"
* Type ipconfig/all at the prompt that appears and press "Enter"
* Select "Local Area Connection"
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* Click on "Details"
* In the "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection" section find the "Physical Address"
* The MAC Address is the "Physical Address" listed in the table
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* The "Physical Address" is the MAC Address of the machine


=== Windows 8 ===
=== Windows 8 ===
* From the desktop, hit the windows button, search for, and select "cmd"
 
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* Type ipconfig/all at the prompt that appears and press "Enter"
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* In the "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection" section find the "Physical Address"
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* The "Physical Address" is the MAC Address of the machine


=== Windows XP ===
=== Windows XP ===
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=== Linux ===
=== Linux ===
* Search for and find the terminal application
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* At the prompt type ifconfig
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* The HWaddr will be listed in the first line of the eth0 section
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* The HWaddr is the MAC Address

Revision as of 15:03, 5 February 2014

How to Find MAC Addess

  • Use the steps from the appropriate section below to find your computer's MAC Address
  • Once you have found it, enter into the field in the form. Please leave out hyphens and colons.

Windows 7

  • At the bottom right corner of the screen click on Network > Open Network and Sharing Center
  • Click on "Change Adapter Settings"
  • Select "Local Area Connection"
  • Click on "Details"
  • The MAC Address is the "Physical Address" listed in the table

Windows 8

Windows XP

OS X

  • Go to System Preferences and select Network

  • Make sure Ethernet is selected on the left side menu and click on "Advanced"

  • Click on the far right tab called "Hardware"

  • Mac Address is listed at the top

Linux