St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary - TechSupport TechSupport Obtaining your Ethernet (MAC) address

This document is designed to assist residents in locating the Ethernet (sometimes known as "Hardware" or "Physical" or "MAC" address) of their Ethernet adapter or port in their personal computer for purposes of registering their machines for Seminary services.

Ensure that your Ethernet adapter or "card" is installed properly in your computer. Some newer computers come with Ethernet service pre-installed (notably many laptops and recent Apple Macintosh computers such as the iMac).

1. Windows 95/98/ME computers

To locate your hardware address in Windows 95, 98, or ME, click on the "Start" menu in the bottom left hand corner of your screen and select "Run". Enter "winipcfg" (without the quotation marks). A screen similar to the one depicted on the left will appear. Ensure that your Ethernet adapter is selected in the first field at the top of the window. The "Adapter Address" is the address that needs to be recorded.

2. Windows 2000 and XP

To locate your hardware address in Windows 2000 or XP, click on the "Start" menu in the bottom left hand corner of your screen and select "Run". Enter "cmd /k ipconfig /all" (without the quotation marks). A screen similar to the one depicted above will appear. The "Physical Address" is the address that needs to be recorded.

3. Mac OS 7.6, 8.x, and 9.x

Open the "TCP/IP" control panel by selecting the Apple menu in the upper left hand corner of your screen by holding down the mouse button. Scroll down to "Control Panels" and select "TCP/IP". Select "Get Info" from the "File" menu at the top of your screen. The "Hardware address" is the address that needs to be recorded.

4. Mac OS X

Open System Preferences. Click on the Network panel. Show "Built-in Ethernet" and click on the TCP/IP tab. The Ethernet Address (aka MAC address) is displayed in the lower-left corner of the panel.

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