How to find MAC Address

Posted on: Apr 1st, 2009


This simple posts lets you find out your MAC Address of your Ethernet Card (NIC) or so called Network Adapters.

How to find MAC Address in Windows:

  1. Open command prompt by typing “cmd” in Run Dialog.
  2. Type:

    3. ipconfig /all

  3. This will display a set of your IP address configuration. Notice Ethernet adapter or the PPP Adapter configurations. There you can find something called “Physical Address”. Now that’s you MAC Address!

How to find MAC Address in Linux:

  1. Open the Terminal and make sure you are root.
  2. Type:

    3. /sbin/ifconfig

  3. This will bring up your IP configurations. Notice eth1, eth2 and eth3 etc. These are your network adapters.
  4. The address that is displayed after HWaddr in each of the configuration is your MAC Address.

Will soon add on how to find the same thing on Mac OS.

April 1st, 2009 Networking



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Santhosh is the Founder of noob2geek. Is also an Web Designer and a Blogger. He is a self-proclaimed techie and geek. He is also an student of Bachelor of Science at Bangalore University. And loves listening to music and spends his free time reading Science stuffs.


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