Network: How to Find the Wireless MAC Address on Your Computer
Summary
This comes in handy when troubleshooting.
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Windows
- Launch the command prompt
- Press the Windows Key + R, type cmd and hit OK
- At the command prompt type ipconfig /all and hit Enter
- Scroll down looking for something along the lines of Wireless LAN Adapter Wi-Fi
- If the description mentions virtual, look for a another Wireless LAN entry
- You MAC address will be listed as Physical Address
Mac OSX (10.9.x and above)
- Select the Apple Menu, and choose the System Preferences menu item.
- Select Network.
- Select Wi-Fi.
- Select the Advanced button.
- The Wi-Fi Address is your wireless MAC address.
Linux
- In a terminal window type ifconfig and return.
- You'll see a list of interfaces. Your wireless interface will likely be named wlan0 or wifi0. The wireless MAC address will be in the field labeled HWaddr.
- You can also use iwconfig to find your wireless MAC address if you have it installed.
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Article ID:
77476
Created
Mon 5/6/19 11:29 AM
Modified
Mon 5/13/24 2:53 PM