Computer: Finding Physical Hardware MAC Address

This article shows two methods of how to find a physical hardware MAC address on a Windows or MacOS device.

Summary

This article shows two methods of how to find a physical hardware MAC address on a Windows or MacOS device. 

• Finding MAC Address on Windows Devices
• Finding MAC Address on MacOS Devices

The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a 12-character alpha-numeric string that is unique to each network-connected device. MAC addresses may be delimited by a colon, dash, space or have no delimiter.  Example MAC Address formats:

01:23:45:67:AB:EF
01-23-45-67-AB-EF
0123.4567.ABEF
01 23 45 67 AB EF
01234567ABEF

How-to

Instructions

Step 1 - From your taskbar, select "Settings"

 

Step 2 - Select "Network & Internet" tab

Step 3 - Select "Wi-Fi" or "Ethernet" depending on your connection type

 

Step 4 - Select "Hardware properties"

 

Step 5 - Your Physical address (MAC) will be displayed at the bottom of this window.

 

Outcome

You should be able to find the physical hardware MAC address from your Windows devices.

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Instructions

Step 1 - Click the Apple logo on the top left and select "System Setting".

 

Step 2 - Select "Network"

Step 3 - Select "Wi-Fi" or "Ethernet" depending on your connection type

 

Step 4 - Click "Details..."

 

Step 5 - Select "Hardware" tab

Step 6 - Your MAC Address will be display at the top

 

Outcome

You should be able to find the physical hardware MAC address from your MacOS devices.

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Further Readings

Computer: Finding IP Address

Computer: Finding Computer's Device Name

Finding MAC Address on your Devices - Streaming and gaming devices

 

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