[MovingTarget]

Is there an easy way to get a MAC ID without opening up the PC to get it?....

I'd rather not pop the case right now.....

[Mr. Ali]

start > run
type cmd
in the command prompt type:
ipconfig /all

MAC Address is listed under Physical address

[gB dAvId x]

Or an easier way is just to type ipconfig /all in the run command same thing though just easier

[msgwtco]

for linux distros use ifconfig

[Zenjiro]

Originally Posted by gB dAvId x

Or an easier way is just to type ipconfig /all in the run command same thing though just easier

Minor problem with that, by default when the program has completed running command prompt will close, and frankly on most modern computers ipconfig (unless your renewing the DHCP lease) takes less time to run as it takes for the window's animations to appear and close. (In other words you see a little black window fade in and out of existence).

If your running OSX it can be found in the network config menu

Also, if you know the IP address and are using a router you can get it from the DHCP client table or from the routing tables if using static IP addresses, but this might be more Goldbergian than popping the case.

Btw, almost every OS allows you to change the MAC address of a NIC so checking the sticker isn't the best plan anyway, hell as I recall I had a NIC once that the MAC changed with a driver update.

[j0k3r]

LOL, since we're being verbose, you can execute a WMI query in your favorite code to get a MAC address as well.

Anyone up for a coding tutorial, I could write one up showing you how to execute a WMI query in C# per se?

SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled = True

[gB dAvId x]

Originally Posted by j0k3r

LOL, since we're being verbose, you can execute a WMI query in your favorite code to get a MAC address as well.

Anyone up for a coding tutorial, I could write one up showing you how to execute a WMI query in C# per se?

SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled = True

That looks to much like a sql query

[gB dAvId x]

Originally Posted by Zenjiro

Minor problem with that, by default when the program has completed running command prompt will close, and frankly on most modern computers ipconfig (unless your renewing the DHCP lease) takes less time to run as it takes for the window's animations to appear and close. (In other words you see a little black window fade in and out of existence).

Damn you suck, your right I just thought of it in my head since the last thing I tried to run in cmd worked when i typed it in the run command

[ThatHideousStrength]

Originally Posted by j0k3r

LOL, since we're being verbose, you can execute a WMI query in your favorite code to get a MAC address as well.

Anyone up for a coding tutorial, I could write one up showing you how to execute a WMI query in C# per se?

SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled = True

Is that true lol. I figured you can code a solution but I never knew it could be done using a query.

[SoulAssassin]

Originally Posted by ThatHideousStrength

Is that true lol. I figured you can code a solution but I never knew it could be done using a query.

I'm pretty sure that WMI is a repository of objects and you can query based on those objects. I'm no programmer so I'm not 100% sure but I did stay in a Holiday Inn last night.

[MovingTarget]

Cool - Thanks..... I like the extra info too!

Spot On!

[j0k3r]

Originally Posted by ThatHideousStrength

Is that true lol. I figured you can code a solution but I never knew it could be done using a query.

Windows Management Instrumentation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Run this vbscript:

On Error Resume Next

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_NetworkAdapter")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Adapter Type: " & objItem.AdapterType
 
    Select Case objItem.AdapterTypeID
        Case 0 strAdapterType = "Ethernet 802.3" 
        Case 1 strAdapterType = "Token Ring 802.5" 
        Case 2 strAdapterType = "Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)" 
        Case 3 strAdapterType = "Wide Area Network (WAN)" 
        Case 4 strAdapterType = "LocalTalk" 
        Case 5 strAdapterType = "Ethernet using DIX header format" 
        Case 6 strAdapterType = "ARCNET" 
        Case 7 strAdapterType = "ARCNET (878.2)" 
        Case 8 strAdapterType = "ATM" 
        Case 9 strAdapterType = "Wireless" 
        Case 10 strAdapterType = "Infrared Wireless" 
        Case 11 strAdapterType = "Bpc" 
        Case 12 strAdapterType = "CoWan" 
        Case 13 strAdapterType = "1394"
    End Select
 
    Wscript.Echo "Adapter Type Id: " & strAdapterType
    Wscript.Echo "AutoSense: " & objItem.AutoSense
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
    Wscript.Echo "Device ID: " & objItem.DeviceID
    Wscript.Echo "Index: " & objItem.Index
    Wscript.Echo "MAC Address: " & objItem.MACAddress
    Wscript.Echo "Manufacturer: " & objItem.Manufacturer
    Wscript.Echo "Maximum Number Controlled: " & objItem.MaxNumberControlled
    Wscript.Echo "Maximum Speed: " & objItem.MaxSpeed
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Net Connection ID: " & objItem.NetConnectionID
    Wscript.Echo "Net Connection Status: " & objItem.NetConnectionStatus
    For Each strNetworkAddress in objItem.NetworkAddresses
        Wscript.Echo "NetworkAddress: " & strNetworkAddress
    Next
    Wscript.Echo "Permanent Address: " & objItem.PermanentAddress
    Wscript.Echo "PNP Device ID: " & objItem.PNPDeviceID
    Wscript.Echo "Product Name: " & objItem.ProductName
    Wscript.Echo "Service Name: " & objItem.ServiceName
    Wscript.Echo "Speed: " & objItem.Speed
Next