How to find your MAC address
Solaris/SunOS
On Solaris and SunOS systems, the ethernet device is typically called le0 or ie0. In order to find the MAC address of the ethernet device, you must first become root, through the use of
On Solaris and SunOS systems, the ethernet device is typically called le0 or ie0. In order to find the MAC address of the ethernet device, you must first become root, through the use of
su. Then, type ifconfig -a and look up the relevant info. For example:# ifconfig -a
le0: flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 131.225.80.209 netmask fffff800 broadcast 131.225.87.255
ether 8:0:20:10:d2:ae
Note: Solaris and SunOS strip off the leading 0 commonly included in the MAC address. In the case of this machine, the MAC address is 08:00:20:10:d2:aeLinux
On Linux systems, the ethernet device is typically called eth0. In order to find the MAC address of the ethernet device, you must first become root, through the use of
On Linux systems, the ethernet device is typically called eth0. In order to find the MAC address of the ethernet device, you must first become root, through the use of
su. Then, type ifconfig -a and look up the relevant info. For example:# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:08:C4:99:AA
inet addr:131.225.84.67 Bcast:131.225.87.255 Mask:255.255.248.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:15647904 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:69559 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x300
The MAC address is the HWaddr listed on the first line. In the case of this machine, it is 00:60:08:C4:99:AA.FreeBSD
On a FreeBSD machine the command
On a FreeBSD machine the command
dmesg will display the MAC address, among other things.HP
On HP systems, the ethernet device is typically called lan0. Type
On HP systems, the ethernet device is typically called lan0. Type
lanscan and look up the relevant info. For example:$ lanscan
Hardware Station Dev Hardware Net-Interface NM Encapsulation Mjr
Path Address lu State NameUnit State ID Methods Num
2.0.2 0x08000935C99D 0 UP lan0 UP 4 ETHER 52
Note: HP systems remove the :'s from the MAC address. In the case of this system, the MAC address is 08:00:09:35:C9:9D.Windows XP
Run
Run
ipconfig/all from a Command Prompt window.(click Start, then Run, then typecmdin the text box.)
Type in ipconfig/all in the Command Prompt Windows.
The 12-digit Physical Address is the same as MAC address
*You will need to register all MAC addresses in cases where you have both wired and wireless interface in your system.
MAC OS X
Open 'System Preferences' (usually found in the Dock) and select Network. Pick a location and specify the interface whose MAC address is desired in the Show: drop down list. For 'Built-in Ethernet', select the Ethernet tab. Read the MAC address labeled 'Ethernet ID:'.
For wireless, select 'Airport' in the Show: dialog. Read the MAC address labeled 'Airport ID:'.
iPhone /iPod Touch
Open Settings. Select: General and then About.Scroll down until you see Wi-Fi Address:
