Find the MAC Address on a Windows 7 Computer

1. Open the Windows Command Prompt.

a. Click the Start menu. Type Command Prompt in the search box and press Enter.
b. Click on the Command Prompt, displayed in the search results.

2. In the Command Prompt, type the following command and press the Enter key: getmac
3. The MAC Address for each network card in the computer will display in the Command
Prompt window.
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The Physical Address: This is a 12-digit number also known as the MAC Address of your
Network Adapter.

The Transport Name: This is the location of the Network Adapter.

4. If you see Multiple MAC Addresses listed, you may want to run another command to see more
details. In the Command Prompt, type the following command and press the Enter key:
ipconfig/all
5. Details about the MAC Address and the Physical Address for ALL Ethernet Adapters,
Wireless Adapters, and Tunnel Adapters will display.

Advanced Command Features

ipconfig/?

Displays a Help message.

ipconfig/all

Displays All configuration information.

ipconfig/allcompartments
ipconfig/release

Displays information for all compartments.

Releases the IPv4 address for the specified adapter.

ipconfig/release6

Releases the IPv6 address for the specified adapter.

ipconfig/renew

Renews the IPv4 address for the specified adapter.

ipconfig/renew6

Renews the IPv6 address for the specified adapter.

ipconfig/flushdns

Purges the DNS Resolver cache.

ipconfig/registerdns

Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names.

ipconfig/displaydns

Displays the contents of the DNS Resolver cache.

ipconfig/showclassid

Displays all the DHCP class IDs allowed for adapter.

ipconfig/setclassid

Modifies the DHCP class ID.