How to get MAC / Physical Address in Windows Operating System

Before we start the step-by-step procedure of getting the mac address,What is MAC Address anyway?
- It is media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment. MAC addresses are used as a network address for most IEEE 802 network technologies, including Ethernet. Logically, MAC addresses are used in the media access control protocol sublayer of the OSI reference model.

Follow steps below to get the MAC address through Command prompt

1. Open cmd (Command Prompt)
   * Windows XP and below
     - Start
     - Run
     - Type "cmd"
  
   * Windows Vista/7
     - Start
     - type "cmd"

2. In Command Prompt Window type "ipconfig /all" (w/o qoutation mark)

3. Press Enter (see image below)

   - You can now see your Windows IP Configuration
   - Ethernet adapter means your Wired Connection
   - Wireless LAN means  your Wireless Connection
   - Take note the value next to Physical Address (e.g 00-1E-EC-F6-7A-7E)
     * That is your MAC Address


Follow steps below to get the MAC address through Network Properties

1. Right-click the Network Icon on the Taskbar

2. Click "Open Network and Sharing Center"
3. Click "Wireless Network Connection" for wifi, otherwise click "Local Area Connection"

4. Click "Details"

5. Take note the value next to Physical Address (e.g 00-1E-EC-F6-7A-7E)

   * That is your MAC Address