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1. HOW TO FIND MAC ADDRESS OF WINDOWS, MAC,
AND LINUX COMPUTERS
2. HOW TO FIND MAC ADDRESS OF WINDOWS, MAC,
AND LINUX COMPUTERS
In this guide we will take a look at how you can find the MAC address of
your computer regardless of which operating system you are using, the
following instructions will apply to Windows, Mac as well as Linux.
There may be cases however when you need to find this address for
example if you are:
Setting up wake on LAN to remotely turn on your
Identifying devices on your network
Troubleshooting your network card
3. FINDING YOUR MAC ADDRESS ON WINDOWS
To find your MAC address on any Windows computer simply
navigate to the start menu and search for “cmd” and press
enter on your keyboard. From here type the following
command: getmac
4. FINDING YOUR MAC ADDRESS ON A MAC
Finding the address on a Mac is also rather simple, first off go to
spotlight and search for terminal and double click on the first result to
open a terminal prompt. Once here type the following command and
you should be presented with the network card name and address:
ifconfig
5. FINDING YOUR MAC ADDRESS ON A MAC
This will display the name of the network
card followed by it’s MAC address, now
you can copy this down onto some paper
or copy and paste it into a text document
for reference later if needed.
6. FINDING YOUR MAC ADDRESS ON A LINUX
SYSTEM
To find your MAC address on Linux simply open a terminal window
and type the following command below, look for your network interface
and you should see your MAC address which should look something
like this: 3F:20:4D:B5:P9
Here is an example of the output you would see once you enter the
command:
7. FINDING YOUR MAC ADDRESS ON A LINUX
SYSTEM
To find your MAC address on Linux simply open a terminal window
and type the following command below, look for your network interface
and you should see your MAC address which should look something
like this: 3F:20:4D:B5:P9
8. For more information visit at
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https://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-most-useful-network-commands.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_%28networking_utility%29