Mac OS X
- Open System Preferences (should be located in the dock)
- Select the Network service
- Left column, select Ethernet (this is your wired connection)
- Click the Advanced button located near the bottom
- Select the Hardware tab
- MAC address is presented (e.g. 40:6c:8f:50:b5:76)
Note: Perform the same operation for all Ethernet connections and Wi-Fi connections
Windows Vista/7
- Click the Windows Start button and type cmd in the Start Search field, then hit enter to open the command prompt
- If using the Classic Start Menu: Click the Run button in the Windows Start Menu
- If using the Classic Start Menu: Click the Run button in the Windows Start Menu
- Type cmd in the Open prompt of the Run menu and click OK to launch a command prompt window
- Type getmac at the command prompt to check the network card settings
Locate the item labeled Physical Address, which is the MAC Address number
Windows 8
- From the Metro home screen, begin to type CMD
- When the Command Prompt appears, type getmac
- Locate the item labeled Physical Address, which is the MAC Address number
Linux
There are various distributions of Linux operating systems. You can identify the MAC address for most distributions by performing the following:
- Open a terminal window
- type ifconfig -a (user account with elevated permissions is most likely required)
- From the displayed information, locate eth0, eth1, etc
- Locate the number next to the HWaddr. This is the MAC address of the system
Example "ifconfig -a" output: eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:F7:1B:9C:07 inet addr:192.168.125.205 Bcast:192.168.111.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
IOS Devices
You can get the MAC address of your IOS device by following these steps:
- Tap on Settings
- Tap on General
- Navigate to and tap on “About”
- Scroll down to “Wi-Fi Address.
- The characters next to Wi-Fi Address is your device's MAC address