Recently, a netizen consulted his notebook how to view the MAC address, the general situation when we need to use the MAC address, IP address, local DNS when you can refer to the following methods
MAC address, also known as the physical address of the network card, each computer has a unique MAC address, and because of this, in the router Advanced security settings and some advanced network applications, usually through the MAC address binding computer, which can greatly improve network security. How do notebooks view MAC addresses? Actually very simple, its viewing method and desktop computer are the same, usually there are 2 ways, the following for you to introduce.
Notebook View MAC address method one:
Open the network and Sharing Center, then go to the local connection, then in the Network connection properties, click Details, you can see a physical address information, this is the MAC address, as shown in:
Laptop View MAC Address method two:
1, from the Start menu, bring up the Run dialog box (WIN8 user can use the Win+r shortcut key to call out), and then type the cmd command, complete and press ENTER, as shown in:
2, after you can enter the CMD command operation box, we type command: Ipconfig/all command, after completion, press ENTER to run, after you can find the physical address information, here is the MAC address.
It is recommended to use the command line to view, but you need to know which Brother network card on the network, notebooks are generally two network cards, a wireless network card, a wired network card. You can use the Internet to see which network card is used to surf the internet, to locate the network card to view information on it.
The MAC address is also called the physical address, hardware address, or link address, which is written in the hardware by the network device manufacturer, it is not related to the network, the user cannot change, and is useful in some advanced network applications.
How notebooks View MAC addresses