Hardware Address
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How to Find MAC Addess[edit]
Windows 7[edit]
- At the start menu search for and choose "cmd"
- Type ipconfig/all at the prompt that appears and press "Enter"
- In the "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection" section find the "Physical Address"
- The "Physical Address" is the MAC Address of the machine
Windows 8[edit]
- From the desktop, hit the windows button, search for, and select "cmd"
- Type ipconfig/all at the prompt that appears and press "Enter"
- In the "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection" section find the "Physical Address"
- The "Physical Address" is the MAC Address of the machine
OS X[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Search for and find the terminal application
- At the prompt type ifconfig
- The HWaddr will be listed in the first line of the eth0 section
- The HWaddr is the MAC Address
