Connecting Your Computer - Obtaining your Ethernet Address

• Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME:
• Start -> Run -> winipcfg -> OK
• Click on "MORE INFO"
• Make sure you are looking at the Network card and not the PPP connection information (top drop-down box).
• Adapter Address: This string of hexadecimal numbers represents the hard-coded identification number assigned to the network adapter when it was manufactured. This is the Ethernet Address that you are looking for.
• Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP:
• Start -> Run -> cmd -> OK
• In the DOS box type: ipconfig /all
• Physical Address (Ethernet Address): string of hexadecimal numbers
• This will only work if the network cable is plugged into a live wall point.
• MacOS X:
• Go to the Apple Menu
• Select "About this Mac"
• Select "More info"
• Apple System Profiler will be launched.
• Under system profile, look for Network Overview
• Look for "Ethernet Address"
• MacOS:
• Go to the Apple Menu
• Go to Control Panels
• Open Apple Talk.
• Go to File
• Select "Get Info..."
• Look for "Hardware Address"
• NB!
• If you cannot find the Ethernet address after following these instructions, please consult your computer's documentation. It may mean that you have a modem installed instead of an Ethernet Card(Network Card). If this is the case, you will have to purchase an Ethernet Card before you can get connected to the Network.