I need MAC help!!!

[feezle]

hi all,

I want to use MAC filtering on my wireless router...
How do I find my MAC address on my.... MAC!
(osX)

Feezle.

 

[kgarner]

Open up System Preferences and go to the Network Pane. Select your method of connection (ie Airport, Ethernet, etc.) and the MAC address for your Mac should be listed near the bottom of the pane.

 

[emw]

Open up System Preferences and go to the Network Pane. Select your method of connection (ie Airport, Ethernet, etc.) and the MAC address for your Mac should be listed near the bottom of the pane.

Note that it isn't called a MAC address in the prefs, it is referred to as "Ethernet ID" or "Airport ID" or similar, which can be a little confusing. For Ethernet connections, click on the Ethernet tab in the Network preferences, for Airport connections, click on the Airport tab.

 

[yellow]

Open Terminal and type:

ifconfig

The entry for your MAC address is called "ether". en1 is WiFi, en0 is built-in ethernet.

 

[coolsoldier]

Alternatively, you can open up "Network Utility" (it the utilities folder) and it is listed under "Hardware Address" in the "Info" tab.