MAC address has the expansion- MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESS is
a unique identifier having A SIX BYTE NUMBER related with network adapter card
or network interface card (NIC).
Many times it is required to get the MAC address in LINUX systems. This article
gives a quick method find the MAC ADDRESS for LINUX SYSTEMS.
So we follow a simple four step method.
Please note that original values has been removed and
replaced with conceptual values.
1. First step is to open
a TERMINAL or the Console window.
2. Type the command /sbin/ifconfig | grep Hwaddr and hit enter key
3. Output will something
starting with eth0 Link
encap:Ethernet HWaddr.And the Vlues
after HWaddr is the MAC Address
4. For the full details, type the command /sbin/ifconfig and hit enter key.
5. Get the output as shown below
