Finding your MAC address

MAC address (Media Access Control address) is a unique serial number that is on all network adapters. This number is assigned to the card associated with the production and the number has certain characteristics:

  • It should be 12 characters long
  • They indicated in pairs separated by a dash (-) or colon (:)
  • The numbers are 0-9
  • The letters are A-F. Other letters cannot be found in a MAC address
  • There is no difference between large and small letters
  • The MAC address is also called physical address or hardware address

When troubleshooting, you might be asked what the MAC address you have.