{"id":2775,"date":"2021-09-26T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidlydigital.com\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2021-09-26T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T21:00:12","slug":"how-to-get-your-network-adapters-mac-address-using-command-prompt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidlydigital.com\/how-to-get-your-network-adapters-mac-address-using-command-prompt\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get your network adapters MAC address using command prompt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you need to know your network adapters MAC address (media access control)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use the command prompt to quickly retrieve your network adapters MAC address using a simple getmac command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s even better, if you’re a system administrator you can also use this command to get the MAC address of a remote computer on your network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open Command Prompt as Administrator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1) Press the Windows Key
2) Type cmd and press return
3) Right Click the Command Prompt icon and select \u2018 Run as Administrator\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type the command<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the command prompt window enter the below command and press return<\/p>\n\n\n\n

getmac<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll be given a list of network adapters installed on your computer and their unique MAC address<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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getmac command options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The getmac command has some advanced options that can be really helpful for running more advanced queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you want to run the command on a remote computer you can use the \/s option followed by the computer name or IP address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a full list of parameters that can be combined with the getmac command.<\/p>\n\n\n

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GETMAC [\/S system [\/U username [\/P [password]]]] [\/FO format] [\/NH] [\/V]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description:
This tool enables an administrator to display the MAC address
for network adapters on a system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parameter List:
\/S system Specifies the remote system to connect to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/U     [domain\\]user     Specifies the user context under\n                         which the command should execute.\n\n\/P     [password]        Specifies the password for the given\n                         user context. Prompts for input if omitted.\n\n\/FO    format            Specifies the format in which the output\n                         is to be displayed.\n                         Valid values: \"TABLE\", \"LIST\", \"CSV\".\n\n\/NH                      Specifies that the \"Column Header\" should\n                         not be displayed in the output.\n                         Valid only for TABLE and CSV formats.\n\n\/V                       Specifies that verbose output is displayed.\n\n\/?                       Displays this help message.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Examples:
GETMAC \/?
GETMAC \/FO csv
GETMAC \/S system \/NH \/V
GETMAC \/S system \/U user
GETMAC \/S system \/U domain\\user \/P password \/FO list \/V
GETMAC \/S system \/U domain\\user \/P password \/FO table \/NH<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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