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Windows Vista

Like Windows XP, Vista makes it easy to get your MAC address via the command line. Click Start, type cmd into the Start search box and then hit the Enter key. Type ipconfig /all in the CMD window and look for the entry that includes an IP address. The physical address is your MAC address.

In the Vista GUI, you'll need to click the network icon in your Windows system tray, also known as the notification area. On a wired network, the icon looks like two monitors, or two monitors with a little globe. Click the entry in the pop-up menu, which will be similar to the one shown below.

You'll be presented with a dialog similar to the one below, and you'll need to click the View Status link for your local area connection if you're on a wired network.

In the Local Area Connection Status window, click the Details... button and look for the Physical Address entry in the Network Connection Details window.

Hint: If you press CTRL-C with the details window open, Windows will copy your network information to the clipboard and you can paste it into any application.