This will list all of your network settings, including the physical addresses of your wired and wireless hardware.

At the Terminal Prompt, type ifconfig and press Enter.

Locate and open Terminal from Applications->Utilities->Terminal.

To get your computer's Wired or Wireless MAC address from the Terminal Screen:

Save and Print the document and keep it with your important papers.Right-click and choose Paste to put the information into the document.Open up Notepad (Start->All Programs->Accessories->Notepad).Press Enter to copy the text from the Command Prompt screen.Right-click anywhere in the command prompt window and choose Select All.Write down or copy/paste the addresses for future reference.Ĭopy this information from the command prompt screen into a notepad document:.The wireless physical address will be listed under Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection.The wired physical address will be listed under Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection.To find the Physical Address for your connection:.Press Enter to list the connection information for your wired and/or wireless connections.*At the Command Prompt, type *ipconfig /all Note: Be sure to put a space between ipconfig and /all!.Type command in the search box (Start->Run for Windows XP) and press Enter.

Get your computer's Wired or Wireless MAC address from the Command Prompt Screen: Your device therefore is likely to have two MAC addresses. The address is assigned by the manufacturer, for Ethernet and Wi-Fi cards. A Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique numeric identifier used to distinguish a device from others on a network.

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