Determine MAC address

Sometimes it is needed to determine MAC (Media Access Control) address of the computers. This article describes a quick method to determine MAC address of the network adapter or adapters installed in your computer.

• Click on the Start Menu.
• Click on 'Run..'
• Type 'cmd' without quotes and press Enter.
• At the command prompt, type 'ipconfig /all' without quotes. (space between g and /)
• Alternatively, if using Windows XP, you can use the command 'getmac'.
• Your MAC Address is listed under 'Physical Address' as a series of 6 groups of two digits, letters and numbers, separated by dashes, such as in the image below. Make sure you get the physical address of the correct network adapter - usually there are several listed.

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