How to find my MAC address on Mac OS X?

These instructions explain how to find MAC address on your device with Mac OS X.

The first way

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   Select System Preference from the Apple menu.

   
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   Then, select Network.

   
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   On the next screen select Wi-Fi and click on Advanced.

   
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   On this screen, you will see the MAC address. Also, you can click on the Hardware tab.

   

The second way

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   Select About This Mac from the Apple menu.

   
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   Then click on System Report.

   
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   Here you can see your MAC address.

   

The third way

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   Yet another way to get your MAC address on newer versions of Mac OS X is a search for the network Utility.app, if you have this, you launch the application.

   

Using terminal

Another way to find MAC address on Mac OS X is by using the terminal.

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   Launch the terminal.

   
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   Type ifconfig in the terminal.

   

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