A Media Access Control address (MAC
address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for
communications on the physical network segment. MAC addresses are used
for numerous network technologies and most IEEE 802 network
technologies, including Ethernet. Logically, MAC addresses are used in
the Media Access Control protocol sub-layer of the OSI reference model.
MAC addresses are most often assigned by the manufacturer of a Network Interface Card
(NIC) and are stored in its hardware, the card's read-only memory, or
some other firmware mechanism. If assigned by the manufacturer, a MAC
address usually encodes the manufacturer's registered identification
number and may be referred to as the burned-in address. It may also be
known as an Ethernet hardware address (EHA), hardware address or
physical address. A network node may have multiple NICs and will then
have one unique MAC address per NIC.
Method 1
Click on Start>>Run>>CMD>>Ipconfig/all
A
mac address contains 6 pairs of digits which is hexadecimal digits,The
first three pairs of digits in the MAC address are called the OUI
(Organizational Unique Identifier), which identifies the company that
manufactured or sold the device. For example, a MAC address that begins
with 00:1F:33 denotes a Netgear product. The last three pairs of digits
are specific to the device and can be more or less considered a serial
number of sorts. Together, the two parts of the MAC address form an ID
that's unique to a particular device.
Method 2
This method applicable only if you connected to a network
Open Network connection
Select your Local Area Connection and right-click, select "Status".
In "Support" tab, click "Details".
Your MAC Address is the "Physical Address" listed in Network Connection Details.
Method-3
if u are using windows Xp start>>run>>getmac
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