How to obtain the Ethernet Address of your Network Card
An Ethernet (or "MAC") address is a string of hexadecimal numbers separated by dashes (-) or sometimes colons (:), i.e. 00-00-00-00-00-00, or 00:00:00:00:00:00 . To obtain your Ethernet address:
Windows XP and 2000
- Click the Start button
- Click on Run...
- Type cmd in the dialogue box where it says Open:
- In the cmd window that was opened, type ipconfig /all
- Write down the "Physical Address" entry.
Mac OS X
- From Finder
- Click on the Go menu and click Utilities.
- Select the Network Utility
- From the dropdown list, select the desired Network Card.
- The Ethernet Address is listed as Hardware Address in the format 00:00:00:00:00:00