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For Students : Services: In-Room Network Connections: Finding Your Hardware Ethernet Address: Windows 95/98/ME

There are two supported ways to determine your hardware Ethernet address:

  1. Double-click on the winipcfg.exe program. (To find it, click on Start -> Find (or Search in Windows Me)-> Files or Folders and search for winipcfg.exe.)

    The winipcfg.exe program should be in your WINDOWS directory. Your twelve-digit, hardware Ethernet address is in the Adapter Address field.

    An example is: 00-20-AF-09-CD-AF

    NOTE: If you have multiple network "adapters" installed, for example, an Ethernet card and Dial-up Networking, you need to select your Ethernet card from the interface pop-up menu (ELNK3 Ethernet Adapter above). Also, this will only work after you have installed the TCP/IP protocol above.

  2. Click on Start and select Run. Type command.com and then type diag/status

    Your hardware Ethernet address is your permanent node name.

    Note: This will work only if you have installed the Client for Microsoft Networks.


Note: This information has been excerpted from ITSS, a useful source for additional registration instructions.

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