Allegheny Help Desk: Gatornet: Obtaining Your Adapter Address

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The adapter address (also called MASC address, hardware address or physical address) of your network card uniquely identifies your computer on the network. There are no two addresses alike.

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Windows 2000/XP | Macintosh 7.1+ | Vista | Leopard

Obtaining Your Adapter Address in Windows 2000 and XP

Click on the Start button and then select "Run" from the menu. Type in cmd and press Enter on your keyboard. When the command terminal opens type ipconfig/all and press Enter on your keyboard. Then copy the physical address exactly as it appears, in this case 00-19-D1-A4-F6-8E.

You may now proceed to the next step: Read/Agree to the Allegheny College Computing Policies.

Obtaining Your Adapter Address in Macintosh 7.1+

***ATTENTION***

If you want to connect with a Macintosh please call the Help Desk (x2755) with the address of your house and the jack number you will be plugging into. A Macintosh will not let you see your adapter address unless it detects an active connection.

When TCP/IP is open go to the Edit menu and select User Mode. Select Advanced and close the box. Click on the Info button at the bottom of the screen. Write down the 12-digit number beside "Hardware Address" exactly as it appears (such as 08-00-07-36-0B-C8 in the picture); this is your adapter address. Quit TCP/IP. Make sure you Save your settings when it asks you.

Obtaining Your Adapter Address in Macintosh 7.1+
You may now proceed to the next step: Read/Agree to the Allegheny College Computing Policies.

Obtaining Your Adapter Address in Windows Vista

Click on the Start button and then mouse over Programs, Accessories, and finally System Tools. In the System Tools folder select "System Information" from the menu. Click on plus sign to the left of the Components folder to expand it. This will show you a list of folders contained in components, next click on the plus sign to the left of the Network folder and then click on the Adapter folder. After the window refreshes with some information relating to your Ethernet network card look for the name of your Ethernet network card. If you are registering a wireless network card make sure to look for the name of the wireless card. Under the name of the network card look for MAC Address. Write down the 12-digit number directly across from it exactly as it appears.

You may now proceed to the next step: Read/Agree to the Allegheny College Computing Policies.

Obtaining Your Adapter Address in Leopard

Open System Preferences. Click Network at the top portion of the window. Click Ethernet on the left. Click the Advanced button. Click the Ethernet tab. Next to the Ethernet ID is the Mac Address, copy it down exactly as it appears..

You may now proceed to the next step: Read/Agree to the Allegheny College Computing Policies.

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