MAC addresses are most often assigned by the manufacturer of a network
interface card (NIC) and are stored in its hardware, the card's
read-only memory, or some other firmware mechanism. If assigned by the
manufacturer, a MAC address usually encodes the manufacturer's
registered identification number and may be referred to as the burned-in address. It may also be known as an Ethernet hardware address (EHA), hardware address or physical address. A network node may have multiple NICs and will then have one unique MAC address per NIC. So, the MAC address is unique in world wide
Usually, there are two ways to find the MAC or physical address of the network card. The methods described below will work for both Local Area Network(LAN) cards and for Wireless LANs, Follow these steps
4. That's all, It will list all installed network cards and it's details.
Usually, there are two ways to find the MAC or physical address of the network card. The methods described below will work for both Local Area Network(LAN) cards and for Wireless LANs, Follow these steps
Method 1
1. Press the ctrl + r key or open the RUN window
2. Type "cmd" in the run box
3. On the command prompt, type the command "getmac"
4. That's it, you can find the MAC address of installed network cards.
Method 2
1. Press the ctrl + r key or open the RUN window
2. Type "cmd" in the run box
3.On the command prompt, type the command ipconfig /all4. That's all, It will list all installed network cards and it's details.
Parts that are marked in RED are the mac address of installed hardware.
Enjoy.. :)
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