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Friday, 16 February 2007

What is a MAC Address?


A MAC Address is a network card “fingerprintâ€. If we require you to register on our network, you will need to provide us with your Hardware Address.  If it had been indicated that you provide this to us, please read the instructions below.

Hardware Address - (sometimes called MAC address or ethernet address) All ethernet cards have a 12-digit hexidecimal number (which means it can contain the letters A through F in addition to numerals) that uniquely identifies it. When you connect your machine to the network, the network uses this number to verify that your machine is registered. For information on how to find your card's hardware address, see below. An example of a hardware address is 00E02938A48C.

Once you have your MAC address and you haven’t registered it, then please go here and submit the information to us.

Finding Your MAC Address


Often, the hardware address is shown on the card itself, but you can also determine the address from your Windows 95/98, Windows NT/2000/XP, or Macintosh.

Steps To Follow


Microsoft Windows 95/98/Millenium Machines


1. Click on the Start button, then select Run.

2. In the dialog box type winipcfg and press OK.

If a message dialog box appears stating that winipcfg could not be found, you probably need to install the TCP/IP networking component which contains the winipcfg program.

3. If you also have a modem installed, make sure the pull-down list for the first item is set to your Ethernet Adapter and not PPP Adapter.

4. Write down the number that appears in the Adapter Address field. This 12 digit alpha/numberic combination is your Ethernet hardware address.

Windows NT/2000/XP Machines


1. Click on the Start button, then select Programs, then Accessories. folder.

2. Select the Command Prompt application.

3. At the MS DOS prompt type ipconfig/all and press Enter.

If a message appears stating that IPConfig could not be found, you probably need to install the TCP/IP networking component, which contains the IPConfig program.

4. Write down the number that appears in the Physical Address field. This 12 digit alpha/numberic combination is your Ethernet hardware address.

You can also download this program andinstall it, then let it run when it is finished.

Macintosh/Apple


1. From the Apple menu select Control Panels then TCP/IP.

The TCP/IP control panel appears.

2. Set the Connect Via field to Ethernet.

3. Select Get Info from the File menu.

The TCP/IP info box appears. This 12 digit alpha/numberic combination is your Ethernet hardware address.
Last Updated ( Friday, 16 February 2007 )
 
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