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How to Find MAC Addess[edit]

  • make sure your ethernet cable is plugged in while completing these steps
  • 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[edit]

  • 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"

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  • Select "Local Area Connection"

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  • Click on "Details"

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  • The MAC Address is the "Physical Address" listed in the table

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Windows 8[edit]

  • On the tile screen, select the desktop tile

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  • In the lower right corner, right click on the network icon and choose "Open Network and Sharing Center"

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  • In the left column, choose "Change Adapter Settings"

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  • Select the Ethernet Connection

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  • Click on "Details"

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  • The MAC Address is the "Physical Address" listed in the table

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Windows XP[edit]

  • Click on the network icon in the lower right hand corner

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  • In the window that pops up will be a "Support" tab, click on it

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  • Click on "Details"

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  • The MAC Address is the Physical Address listed at the top

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OS X[edit]

  • Go to System Preferences and select Network

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

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  • Click on the far right tab called "Hardware"

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  • Mac Address is listed at the top

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Linux[edit]

  • Click on the Network Connection Icon in the upper right corner and select "Connection Information"

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  • The "Hardware Address" is listed in the table, that is the MAC Address

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