This article describes a quick method to find the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the network adapter or adapters installed in your computer.
Windows
- Click on the Start Menu.
- Click on ”Run…”
- Type ”cmd” without quotes and press Enter.
- At the command prompt, type ”ipconfig /all” without quotes.
- Your MAC Address is listed under ”Physical Address” as a series of 6 groups of two digits, letters and numbers, separated by dashes.
Linux
- If you”re running Linux, use the ifconfig command. You may need to reference it from your /bin or /sbin directories.
Mac OS X
- Choose “System Preferences…” from the Apple menu. Then select “Network.” Double-click on “Airport” or “Built-in Ethernet” depending on how you access the Internet or your network.
- Notice that your MAC Address is called an Airport ID or Ethernet ID.
- Your MAC Address can also be found with third party networking utilities, or by checking the network adapter properties under Device Manager.’