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A MAC address (Media Access Control) is a unique hardware number assigned to a Network Interface Card. It is 12- digit and contains numbers and letters. 
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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'''Examples of possible MAC addresses:'''
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||<tablestyle="width: 99%; background-color: #FFFFB2;"> 080007A92BFC ||    09:00:07:A9:B2:EB ||   09-10-4A-B9-E2-A4 ||
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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.
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||<tablestyle="width: 99%; 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 and click '''OK''' (or just press enter): '''cmd'''
 * This will launch an MS-DOS window. At the prompt (C:\>), type the following and press Enter:  '''ipconfig/all'''
||<tablestyle="width: 99%; 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''' click on the ''Show'' box and select '''Built-in Ethernet'''
 * Click on the ''Ethernet'' tab[[BR]]
||<tablestyle="width: 99%; background-color: #E0E0FF;"> /!\  The MAC address will be shown as '''Ethernet ID'''. ||
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||<tablestyle="width: 99%; background-color: #E0E0FF;"> /!\  For wireless, select '''Airport''' in the ''Show'' box.     The MAC address labeled as '''Airport ID'''. ||
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