There may be situations in which the MAC address of a specific device needs to be located. This document will show how to locate the MAC address for a Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh system. For all other devices, please refer to the manufacturer.
Windows Vista
- Click on Start.
- Click on Control Panel.
- Click on Network and Internet. If this option does not appear in the Control Panel, skip down to step 4.
- Click on Network and Sharing Center.
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- In the Network and Sharing Center window:
a.  Locate Local Area Connection in the Network (Private Network) section
b.   Click on View status.
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- In the Local Area Connection Status screen, click the Details button.
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Windows XP
- In the Network Connection Details window, the MAC address is displayed as the Physical Address (as shown below).
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- Click on Start.
- Click on Control Panel.
- Click on Network and Internet Connections. If this option does not appear in the Control Panel, skip down to step 4.
- Click on Network Connections.
- Double-click the Local Area Connection icon.
- On the Local Area Connection Status screen, click on the Support tab.
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- Click the Details button.
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Mac Leopard 10.5.x
- The MAC address will be listed here as the Physical Address (as shown below).
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- Click the Apple icon on the upper left-hand corner.
- Select System Preferences.
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- Click the Network icon in Internet & Network section.
- Select Built-in Ethernet from the list and click on Advanced.Â
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Mac Tiger 10.4.x
- Click on the Ethernet tab on the right side of the window. The MAC address is displayed as the Ethernet ID (as shown below).
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- Click the Apple icon on the upper left-hand corner.
- Select System Preferences.Â
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- Click the Network icon in Internet & Network section.
- Select Built-in Ethernet from the list and click the Configure button.Â
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- Click on the Ethernet tab on the right side of the window. The MAC address is displayed as the Ethernet ID (as shown below).
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