How to Find the MAC Address of Your Computer

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: Saturday 26 April 2014

A MAC (Media Access Control) address is a number that identifies the network adapter(s) installed on your computer. The address is composed of up to 6 pairs of characters, separated by colons. You may need to provide your MAC address to a router in order to successfully connect to a network. To find your MAC address on any system with a network connection, use one of the following methods

Method 1 of 12: Using Windows Vista, 7, or 8

Connect to a network. This method is only applicable if you are currently connected. Make sure to connect with the interface that you need the MAC address for (Wi-Fi if you need your wireless card’s MAC address, Ethernet if you need your wired card’s MAC address)

Click on the connection icon in the system tray. It may look like a small graphic (see above image), or like a tiny computer monitor. After clicking on it, select "Open Network and Sharing Center".

In Windows 8, run the Desktop application in your Start screen. Once you’re in Desktop Mode, right-click on the connection icon in the system tray. Select “Network and Sharing Center”.

Find the name of your network connection and click on it. It will be located right after the word Connections. This will open a small window.

4 Click Details. This will open a list of configuration information about the connection, similar to what appears when you use the IPConfig tool in the Command Prompt.