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EJBasile

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Apr 20, 2004
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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
 
Should be System Preferences > Network > Airport and then it is listed in that pane.
 
OR

ifconfig | grep -A 5 en1 | grep ether


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

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$
 
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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