How to get mac address Using GetMAC command from DOS

Media Access Control (MAC) address is the computer’s physical address inside the network. This tool will help you to configure your router(s) to allow only specific computers to access the network or internet. Thanks to William for asking this question last December 16, 2009.

If your computer has more than one network adapter, the MAC address of each adapter is listed separately.

Using the tool to display the network adapters mac address

D:\>getmac Physical Address    Transport Name ================================================= 00-19-8B-DB-69-1D   \Device\Tcpip_{793CAA85-159E-4EC7-9986-FD793610261B} 00-1B-76-2D-B1-DE   Media disconnected D:\>

Other Parameters of the tool

D:\>getmac /? GETMAC [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]] [/FO format] [/NH] [/V] Description:     This tool enables an administrator to display the MAC address     for network adapters on a system. Parameter List:     /S     system        Specifies the remote system to connect to.     /U     [domain\]user  Specifies the user context under                              which the command should execute.     /P     [password]   Specifies the password for the given                              user context. Prompts for input if omitted.     /FO    format        Specifies the format in which the output                              is to be displayed.                              Valid values: "TABLE", "LIST", "CSV".     /NH                      Specifies that the "Column Header" should                                not be displayed in the output.                                Valid only for TABLE and CSV formats.     /V                       Specifies that verbose output is displayed.     /?                       Displays this help message. 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 D:\>

Anyhow, if your a windows fan and you don’t like the name, you can still use another network tool called ipconfig to get the network adapters physical address (alternative name to mac address)

C:\>ipconfig /all
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . .  : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-8B-DB-69-1D
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled .  . : Yes