Finding MAC code on Apple

EJBasile

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Aug 25, 2004

• #1

Hi, to allow a computer to use the wireless network at my house you have to enter in a "MAC" code. On an apple machine with Airport, where would you find the MAC code?

Thanks,
EJBasile

 

kgarner

macrumors 68000

• Aug 25, 2004

• #2

Should be System Preferences > Network > Airport and then it is listed in that pane.

 

yellow

Moderator emeritus

• Aug 25, 2004

• #3

OR

ifconfig | grep -A 5 en1 | grep ether

Code:

yellow% ifconfig | grep -A 5 en1 | grep ether
        ether 00:0v:93:p1:wx:8k

 

kettle

macrumors 65816

• Aug 25, 2004

• #4

ooohh!

..and I thought this would be another pointless thread about using MAC or Mac with inappropriate context.

Well done, no tears before bedtime. 😉

 

K

Koree

macrumors 6502

• Aug 25, 2004

• #5

kettle said:

..and I thought this would be another pointless thread about using MAC or Mac with inappropriate context.

Well done, no tears before bedtime. 😉

Click to expand...

Same here 😱

Koree

 

tomf87

macrumors 65816

• Aug 25, 2004

• #6

yellow said:

OR

ifconfig | grep -A 5 en1 | grep ether

Code:

yellow% ifconfig | grep -A 5 en1 | grep ether
        ether 00:0v:93:p1:wx:8k

Click to expand...

Why the double grep? ifconfig en1 | grep ether works for me.. Just curious to see if your system acted differently somehow..

Code:

mac:~ user$ ifconfig en1 | grep ether
        ether 00:03:93:ee:c0:84 
mac:~ user$

 

yellow

Moderator emeritus

• Aug 25, 2004

• #7

Ah, mainly because I've never read the man page on ifconfig and didn't know I could specify an interface directly. Thanks for the heads up!

 

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12ibookg4

macrumors regular

• Aug 25, 2004

• #8

its also on the label on the outside of the box