Last updated: January 8th, 2009

General Description

Details on how to find the wireless and wired physical addresses in Mac OS 10.3 and 10.4 .

Step by Step Instructions

For Mac OS 10.3 and later

How to find wired MAC Address

  1. Open 'System Preferences' and select Network.
  2. From the Show: drop down list, select "Built-in Ethernet".
  3. Select the Ethernet Tab
  4. Your MAC Address is labeled "Ethernet ID:"



How to find wireless MAC Address

  1. Open 'System Preferences' and select Network.
  2. From the Show: drop down list, select 'Airport'
  3. Your MAC Address is labeled 'Airport ID'

Troubleshooting

If you are on Mac OS 10.2 or earlier, select TCP/IP tab instead of the Ethernet tab. Your wired MAC Address will be labeled as 'Ethernet Address:'

This article is intended for the Mac OS X only. If you are running Windows, please proceed to this article to find your MAC Address.[KB000622] Finding your MAC Address in Windows XP