How to Find the MAC Address

How to Find the MAC Address

 

This article describes a quick method to find the MAC Address (Media Access Control).

1- What is MAC Address ?

- A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces

for communications on the physical network segment.

2- What is ARP?

- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the protocol that maps Ethernet MAC address to IP address.

To determine the MAC address of computer:
start – Run – type ARP -a (local computer IP)




NOTE:
If you do not determine the IP, the command will give you a MAC Address for all of the subnet network.

This article was originally posted at http://mabdelhamid.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/how-to-find-the-mac-address/
 

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