How to Find the MAC Address on a Device
Overview
This article explains how to locate the MAC address on different devices.
A Media Access Control (MAC) Address can be referred to as an Adapter Address, Physical Address, or Hardware Address. This address is a unique identification number assigned to each network interface controller (NIC) during manufacture.
The method used to locate a MAC Address differs depending on the operating system being used.
Windows 10
- Click the Start Menu icon.
- Search for "cmd" and open the Command Prompt program.
- In the window that appears, type "getmac /v" and press Enter.
- The MAC Address of your network interface controller (NIC) will display in the Physical Address column. The MAC Address is 12 alphanumeric long.
Mac OS X
- Click the Apple icon and select System Preferences.
- Within the System Preferences pane, select Network.
- Choose the connection type you typically use to connect to the USF network and click Advanced. (In this example we were using Wi-Fi to connect to the USF network.)
- The MAC Address of the selected connection type will display on the Hardware tab. The MAC Address is 12 alphanumeric long.
Linux
- Open Terminal.
- Type "ifconfig -a" and press Enter.
- The MAC Address of any network interface controller (NIC) should appear in the output of the respective connection type.
Typically Ethernet Controllers are denoted as eth# and Wireless as wlan#.
- Depending on your flavor of Linux, the MAC Address may display as ether or HWaddr.