How to learn the MAC address?

The MAC address is a unique individual identifier of the network device. The name comes from the English "Media Access Control", which in translation means "managing access to the environment."

How can I find out the MAC address of my computer? The package or label of the network card, router, modem or access point usually indicates all the information about the device, including the mac address. On laptops, this information is usually indicated on the bottom cover.

How to find the MAC address of a computer with the commandipconfig? Click Start - Run or press Win + R. In the Run Program window, type cmd, and then click Ok. The console window of black color opens, in which you need to type ipconfig / all and press Enter. Among all the information we find in the Ethernet adapter section a line in which the "Physical address" is written. This is the MAC address of your network device. If you have not one network card installed, accordingly, the list will display information about all available devices.

You can also use the nbtstat [-a remote_name] or [-A IP address] command in the console window to retrieve the address weight

How to find the MAC address of the network using the utilityGetMac.exe? This program is only available in older versions of Microsoft Windows, such as 2003 / XP / 2008 / Vista. It is installed in these operating systems by default. GetMac works through RPC. To start the utility, open the console: Start - Run - cmd. Next, type C: Documents and Secttingsuser> gemma / s localhost. Next we will see the data, among which there will be MAC-addresses. Having access to other computers on the network, instead of lolcalhost you can register their names and receive the appropriate information.

For detailed information about devicesyou can use specialized software. The choice is great, so finding free options on the Internet will not be difficult. Many utilities allow you to change the MAC address of the system. For example: A-Mac Address Change, Technitium MAC Address Changer, SMAC Professional, MadMACs, CC Get MAC Address and many others.