need help finding mac address.

[WheatiesXD]

so i want to find the mac address on a computer at school (theres many. doesnt matter which one) how would i do this when system preferences is blocked? 😕

 

[belvdr]

Why would you want the MAC address of a system? It's of no use except at Layer 2.

 

[Alt10]

In the terminal type "ifconfig enX | grep ether"
The X is either 0 (ethernet) or 1 (airport)

 

[WheatiesXD]

Why would you want the MAC address of a system? It's of no use except at Layer 2.

macfilters. not saying anything else but that.

In the terminal type "ifconfig enX | grep ether"
The X is either 0 (ethernet) or 1 (airport)

terminal is blocked also. its a school computer, they block a lot of apps.

 

[corbywan]

How about the Network Utility app in Utilities?

That is, unless you are doing something you are not supposed to be doing...

 

[iGrant]

How about the Network Utility app in Utilities?

That is, unless you are doing something you are not supposed to be doing...

Yeah he said he couldn't access System Preferences. Anyways why do you need the MAC Address for?

-iGrant

 

[belvdr]

Yeah he said he couldn't access System Preferences. Anyways why do you need the MAC Address for?

-iGrant

He only said macfilters, which I assume he means MAC filters. Either way, he's being shady, so I'm dropping out of this help request. If he can't give a legit reason for something like this, it really sounds like he's trying to bypass security so I'll let him sort it out.

 

[iGrant]

He only said macfilters, which I assume he means MAC filters. Either way, he's being shady, so I'm dropping out of this help request. If he can't give a legit reason for something like this, it really sounds like he's trying to bypass security so I'll let him sort it out.

ditto

 

[WheatiesXD]

awwwe haha you guys catch on fast...