
If you have any questions, let me know in the comments below. So, this was a post in which we told you how one can find the Mac address on various systems running Windows, MacOS or even Linux. Ifconfig –a : to find out the MAC Address of all the connected network hardware Ifconfig or ifconfig eth0 : to find the MAC Address of the computer or Ethernet Open the terminal in Linux menu type following command according to your needs In windows ipconfig command is used to find out the MAC Address, in Linux ifconfig command is used to find the Physical Address or MAC Address.


#MAC SEARCH FOR WINDOWS SERIAL NUMBERS#
It is 12 digits hexadecimal number for example 00-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff or 00:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, the first half numbers contains the identification number of the manufacturer and the second half numbers contain the serial numbers assigned to the hardware by the manufacturer.
#MAC SEARCH FOR WINDOWS HOW TO#
In this guide below, we will explain how to find MAC Address for your PC. To open Finder, click on the icon located on the extreme left on the Dock. Let us explore the methods one-by-one: 1. Because MAC Address are unique throughout the world for particular hardware, so it can also be used for tracing the hardware location. To make your search easier, Mac has built-in Finder and Spotlight search features in its OS that help you find specific files, file types, file formats, etc. MAC Address encodes the manufacture’s identification number and is stored in read-only memory of the hardware. MAC Address have used in IEEE 802 technologies, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi. In other words, MAC Address is much more like a postal address for every piece of hardware in a local network, for the communication. Media Access Control Address (MAC Address), is a unique address assigned to computers, mobile phones and other electronics device for the communication on the physical network.
