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Sirius1963 · 07-15-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pltybx

How about looking on some of the Dell labels attached to the PC/Laptop? FCC requires the MAC address to be viewable on the exterior.

Then Dell is running afowl of the FCC, cuz it ain't there!

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Originally Posted by east_stingray

Like was said above: the wireless card or 10/100 controller will have a sticker with the mac address on it. If you can't figure it out that way, I'd use a Ubuntu or Knoppix live CD.

Not on the outside. Maybe if I pop the keyboard off, I know the wireless would be there, but can you boot PXE to a wireless card?

Looks like the Live-Cd is the answer. Hmmmm 6 min and 26 sec to boot up and get the MAC.

If anybody comes up with a better way, let me know. Thanks for the help.

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Originally Posted by Gravel

Geeks

Yea? you got a problem with that? We'll hack in and redirect your XDTalk to Brady.org

east_stingray · 07-15-2008, 05:13 PM

No, I've never seen a computer with the mac address on the outside. Whoever came up with that must be smoking the good stuff. It's usually on a sticker on the hardware, on the INSIDE of the case. If you're dealing with a laptop, you can probably access the wireless card through a "door" on the bottom of the machine.

I've never tried it, but I'm sure you could do it over wireless. It's probably a major PITA, thought. I'd use a Ubuntu or Knoppix live CD. It doesn't take that long to boot. If you don't know how to find the MAC addy in the menus or command prompt w/ the live CD, you can always hook it in to a router and let the router tell you the MAC.

**Cannibul** · 07-15-2008, 07:12 PM

A Gentoo Stage 3 disc would work quite well. And it boots pretty quick since it just boots to a console.

Gravel · 07-16-2008, 09:48 AM

Ubcd?

07-16-2008, 09:48 AM	#14
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07-15-2008, 05:13 PM	#12
east_stingray XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,262	No, I've never seen a computer with the mac address on the outside. Whoever came up with that must be smoking the good stuff. It's usually on a sticker on the hardware, on the INSIDE of the case. If you're dealing with a laptop, you can probably access the wireless card through a "door" on the bottom of the machine. I've never tried it, but I'm sure you could do it over wireless. It's probably a major PITA, thought. I'd use a Ubuntu or Knoppix live CD. It doesn't take that long to boot. If you don't know how to find the MAC addy in the menus or command prompt w/ the live CD, you can always hook it in to a router and let the router tell you the MAC.