You are on page 1of 8

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?

Page 1 of 8

M a i n t a i n e d b yI n fo r m a ti o n S e r vic e s a n d l a s t u p d a te d o n 2 1 - 09 - 2 0 11

F A Q H o m e| C ym r a e g

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?


NoteStaff will need to contact Information services to register the MAC addresses of their wired devices ( How do I do that?)
Windows XP Apple Mac OSX (Tiger) Apple Mac OSX (Snow Leopard/Leopard) Linux Vista Windows 7 Nokia mobile phones BlackBerry Android

Windows XP
The host name is your computer's name Click theStarticon ClickControl Panel SelectClassic View ClickNetwork Connections Right click on the connection you are trying to find the MAC address for and select Properties- you will have a separate MAC address for your wireless card and your Ethernet (LAN) card. Make sure you use the correct one. Hover your mouse over the text box underneath connect using. Your MAC address will appear in the tooltip and is made up of 12 characters e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD

To use your computer on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address ( How do I do this?)

Apple Mac OS X (Tiger)


From theApplein the upper left hand corner chooseSystem Preferences Click on theNetworkicon

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/37

26-02-2012

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?

Page 2 of 8

From theShow menu Select Airport (for Wireless) or Built in Ethernet (for Wired) For the Built in Ethernet (for Wired) the MAC address will be at the top of theEthernet tabas theEthernet ID. The MAC address is the 12 character address e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD For the Airport (for Wireless) the MAC address will be at the top of theAirPort tab as theAirPort ID(or on theTCP/IP tab,again as the AirPort ID). The MAC address is the 12 character address e.g. 00:14:67:F0:56:A4 To find yourComputer Namego back toSystem Preferencesand click onSharing, your computer's name should be in the computer name box at the top of this window.

To use your computer on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address ( How do I do this?)

Apple Mac OS X (Snow Leopard/Leopard)


From theApplein the upper left hand corner chooseSystem Preferences Click on theNetworkicon Select EthernetforWiredorAirport forWireless Click on the Advancedbutton Click on the Ethernettab Your MAC address will be at the top of this window as yourEthernet ID. The MAC address is the 12 character address e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD

To use your computer on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address ( How do I do this?)

Linux
In a privileged terminal session type: ifconfig This will show you a list of the network adapters installed. The MAC address is referred to here as the HWaddr If you have a wireless card you will see more then one MAC Address, make sure you register the right MAC address. To pick out your wireless MAC address type:iwconfig -your Wired one will be the other one

To use your computer on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address (How do I do this?)

Vista
Click theStarticon ClickControl Panel SelectClassic View ClickNetwork and Sharing Center

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/37

26-02-2012

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?

Page 3 of 8

Select Manage Network Connectionsfrom the list on the left hand side Right click on the connection you are trying to find the MAC address for and selectProperties - you will have a separate MAC address for your wireless card and your Ethernet (LAN) card. Make sure you use the correct one. Hover your mouse over the text box underneathconnect using . Your MAC address will appear in the tooltip and is made up of 12 characters e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD

To use your computer on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address (How do I do this?)

Windows 7
Click the Starticon ClickControl Panel SelectNetwork and Internet ClickNetwork and Sharing Center Select Change Adapter Settingsfrom the list on the left hand side Right click on the connection you are trying to find the MAC address for and selectProperties You will have a separate icon for your wireless card; your Ethernet (LAN) card and your Virtual WiFi MiniPort adapter (if you have one), each with their own MAC address. Make sure you select the correct one. Hover your mouse over the text box underneath connect using. Your MAC address will appear in the tooltip and is made up of 12 characters e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD

To use your computer on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address (How do I do this?)

Nokia mobile phones


On the home screen, enter*#MAC0WLAN#or*#62209526# Your MAC address will appear as a popup and is made up of 12 characters e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD

To use your phone on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address ( How do I do this? )

BlackBerry
On the home screen, pressMenukey. Select Options. SelectStatus . You should be able to viewWLAN MACaddress on this

To use your BlackBerry on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address ( How do I do this?)

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/37

26-02-2012

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?

Page 4 of 8

Android
The menu screens for a specific Android phone may vary slightly in terminology but the instructions are the same:

From your home screen navigate to your All apps / programs menu and
SelectSettingsfrom the list

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/37

26-02-2012

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?

Page 5 of 8

SelectAbout Phone

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/37

26-02-2012

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?

Page 6 of 8

SelectHardware Information orStatus

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/37

26-02-2012

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?

Page 7 of 8

On the list that appears look for Wi-Fi MAC Address

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/37

26-02-2012

How do I find out the MAC address of my computer?

Page 8 of 8

To use your Android device on the AU network you will need to register this MAC address ( How do I do this?)

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/37

26-02-2012

You might also like