Physical Address Instructions

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To find your computer's physical address on Windows 2000 or XP:

Click on Start and Run and type in "CMD" (without the quotation marks) and select "OK".  Then type "ipconfig /all" (without the quotation marks) and hit the Enter key.  Please note that there is a space between "ipconfig" and "/all."

Something similar to the following text will appear:

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ComputerName
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : york.edu
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : york.edu
york.edu

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : york.edu
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-AC-A1-A1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.9.254
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.9.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.9.2
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.9.2
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Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 13, 2004 8:40:20 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 16, 2004 8:40:20
AM

C:\>

Type "exit" and hit the Enter key to close the DOS window.

To find your computer's physical address on Windows 95, 98 or ME (Millenium Edition):

Click on Start and Run and type in "winipcfg" (without the quotation marks) and select "OK".

Something similar to the following text will appear:

Click on "More Info" to see all of the information:
Note:  If your Ethernet Adapter Information says "PPP Adapter," change it to the network card.

The "Adapter Address" is your computer's physical address.

   

Date Last Edited:  January 10, 2005