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Find/Display your MAC Address Linux/UNIX

How to find/display your MAC Address:Unix/Linux


Linux

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "ifconfig -a"
  • From the displayed information, find eth0 (this is the default first Ethernet adapter)
  • Locate the number next to the HWaddr. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of00:08:C7:1B:8C:02.
Example "ifconfig -a" output:
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:C7:1B:8C:02
          inet addr:192.168.111.20  Bcast:192.168.111.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

...additional output removed...

Solaris/SunOS

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "/sbin/ifconfig -a"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (it will probably be called le0 or ie0)
  • Locate the number next to ether. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 0:3:ba:26:1:b0-- leading zeros are removed. For this example, the actual MAC Address would be 00:03:ba:26:01:b0.
Example "ifconfig -a" output:
le0: flags=863 mtu 1500
     inet 192.168.111.30 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.111.255
     ether 0:3:ba:26:1:b0

FreeBSD/NetBSD

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "ifconfig -a"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number next to the HWaddr. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of00:08:C7:1B:8C:02.
(Using the command"dmesg"will also display the MAC address -- along with a lot of other information)
Example "ifconfig -a" output:
    ed0: flags=8843 mtu 1500
         inet 192.168.111.40 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.111.255
         ether 00:08:C7:1B:8C:02

...additional output removed...

OpenBSD

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "netstat -in"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of00:08:c7:1b:8c:02.
Example "netstat -in" output:
Name  Mtu  Network  Address           Ipkts    Ierrs Opkts   Oerrs Colls
fxp0  1500 <Link>   00:08:c7:1b:8c:02 4112773  0     224501  0     0

...additional output removed...

Caldera/SCO UnixWare/OpenUNIX

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "ndstat"
  • From the displayed information, find net0 (this is the default first Ethernet adapter)
  • Locate the number below MAC Address in use. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of00:00:c0:88:0a:2e.
Example "ndstat" output:
   Device       MAC address in use    Factory MAC Address
   ------       ------------------    -------------------
   /dev/net0    00:00:c0:88:0a:2e     00:00:c0:88:0a:2e

...additional output removed...

HP-UX (HP UNIX)

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "/usr/sbin/lanscan"
  • From the displayed information, find lan0 (this is the default first Ethernet adapter)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of0x000E7F0D81D6 -- the leading hexadecimal indicator should be removed. For this example, the actual MAC Address would be00:0E:7F:0D:81:D6.
Example "lanscan" output:
Hardware Station        Dev Hardware Net-Interface   NM  Encapsulation      Mjr
Path     Address        lu  State    NameUnit State  ID  Methods            Num
2.0.2    0x000E7F0D81D6 0   UP       lan0     UP     4   ETHER              52

...additional output removed...

IRIX (SGI UNIX)

  • IRIX 4.01 or later
    • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
    • Type "netstat -ia"
    • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
    • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
  • Alternate Method
    • Typing "/etc/nvram eaddr" should also show the MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of00:00:6b:71:1a:6a.
Example "netstat -ia" output:
Name  Mtu    Network   Address            Ipkts   Ierrs   Opkts  Oerrs  Coll
ec0   1500   nowhere   warum              6514913 10234  184317     0  13513
                       192.168.111.90
                       00:00:6b:71:1a:6a
...additional output removed...

NeXTStep

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "/sbin/ifconfig -a"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (it will probably be called le0 or ie0)
  • Locate the number next to ether. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 0:0:f:a1:75:a0-- leading zeros are removed. For this example, the actual MAC Address would be 00:00:0f:a1:75:a0.
Example "ifconfig -a" output:
le0: flags=863 mtu 1500
     inet 192.168.111.70 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.111.255
     ether 0:0:f:a1:75:a0

AIX (IBM UNIX)

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "netstat -ia"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of00:09:6B:51:1f:79.
Example "netstat -ia" output:
Name  Mtu    Network   Address            Ipkts   Ierrs   Opkts  Oerrs  Coll
ec0   1500   nowhere   flotsam              5514233 11434  101317     0  14113
                       192.168.111.95
                       00:09:6B:51:1f:79
...additional output removed...

Tru64 UNIX (Digital UNIX)

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "netstat -ia"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of>00:00:F8:1a:73:da.
Example "netstat -ia" output:
Name  Mtu    Network   Address            Ipkts   Ierrs   Opkts  Oerrs  Coll
ec0   1500   nowhere   jetsam              5514233 11434  101317     0  14113
                       192.168.111.95
                       00:00:F8:1a:73:da
...additional output removed...

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