Windows 7 - MAC Address - Locate and Find for Your Computer

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This will show you how to find out what the Media Access Control address (MAC address), also known as physical address, is for your computer's network adapters or network interface cards (NICs).

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Network and Sharing Center icon.

2. In the left pane, click on the Change adapter settings link. (see screenshot below)

3. Right click on the network connection (network adapter or NIC) that you want to see the MAC address of, and click on Status. (see screenshot below)

4. Click on the Details button. (see screenshot below)

5. To the right of Physical Address (Property), you will see the MAC address (Value) for the selected network connection (network adapter or NIC). (see screenshot below)

6. When done, click on Close (steps 4 and 5) twice and close the Network Connections window (step 3).

1. Open a command prompt.

2. In the command prompt, type getmac and press enter. (see screenshot below step 3)

3. You will see the MAC address (Physical Address) listed for each network connection (network adapter or NIC) for your computer. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you see Media disconnected as the "Transport Name", then this means that network adapter or NIC is either disabled or not connected.

4. When done, you can close the command prompt window.

1. Open a command prompt.

2. In the command prompt, type ipconfig /all and press enter. (see screenshot below step 3)

3. Scroll down to the listed network adapter or NIC that you want to see the MAC address of. You will see the MAC address (Physical Address) listed on the right side just under the network adapter's or NIC's "Description". (see screenshot below)

4. When done, you can close the command prompt window.