macgetaddr

Get the ethernet MAC address for an adaptor from the device file.

Contributed by

Larry Philps

Obtained from

I wrote it.

Restrictions

None.

Description

Run this program to extract the ethernet address of a network card from the driver.

Productivity

Amazing how often you want to know this.

Safety

Very safe, check out the 10 lines of code.

Work Planned

None

Verification

./macgetaddr /dev/wdn0 (or whatever your network adapter name is). It should print the ethernet address of you card.