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A MAC address (Media Access Control) is a unique hardware number assigned to a Network Interface Card.
She is 12- digit and contains numbers and letters. 
Examples of possible MAC addresses: 
080007A92BFC     09:00:07:A9:B2:EB    09-10-4A-B9-E2-A4  [[BR]] 
It may have several different names, the MAC address is sometimes called Ethernet Address, Hardware Address, 
Network Address or Physical Address depending on the manufacturer.
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== How to find your MAC address? ==
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'''Linux'''
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Type '''/sbin/ifconfig –a''' at the shell prompt, then press Enter or Return . 
||<tablestyle="width: 100%; background-color: #E0E0FF;"> /!\ You will find the hardware address listed after HWaddr. ||
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'''Windows 2000/XP'''
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 * Click '''Start''' on the taskbar and select '''Run'''.
 * In the Open dialog box, type the following (without quotes) and click '''OK''' (or just press enter): '''cmd'''
 * This will launch an MS-DOS window. At the prompt (C:\>), type the following (without quotes) and press Enter:  '''ipconfig/all'''
||<tablestyle="width: 100%; background-color: #E0E0FF;"> /!\ Under the settings for your ethernet connection you will see your MAC address listed by physical address. ||
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'''Macintosh'''[[BR]]
 * Go to the '''Apple Menu''' 
 * Select '''About This Mac''' 
 * Select '''More Info''' 
 * Under '''Network''' : Built-In[[BR]] 
||<tablestyle="width: 100%; background-color: #E0E0FF;"> /!\  The MAC address will be shown as ethernet address. ||
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If you need help please send email to uco@ifh.de .
  

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