Saturday, April 23, 2011

Finding your MAC address

Tricks of the networks
MAC address

Definition of MAC address

MAC means Media Access Control. This is the address of a network adapter and is specific to each network device, that is to say here to each computer. Composed of 6 digits, it is encoded in hexadecimal. It is located in layer 2 of the OSI model (interconnection between computer networks) or the TCP / IP (Internet), and is fixed during manufacture.

It is sometimes changed: allow routers as Linux and the latest versions of Windows XP and Vista (via the network card driver).

Know the address Media Access Control
my PC or Mac

PC: You can use the command winipcfg on Windows 98/Me or IPCONFIG / all Windows 2000 or Windows XP 

How to know the MAC (Media Access Control) from your computer? This information is required for certain operations such as taking remote control.
Apple: go to Apple Menu


Network window on Apple, to know your MAC address (Media Access Control). © DR