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Identify Wireless MAC Address

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I have a desktop for which I am using an Asus N-10 USB Wireless Adapter. No driver software is needed I guess since I can see the available wifi networks. However, I am unable to connect as the "MAC Address" I gave to my service provider is incorrect. I provided the wlan HWaddr which I think is the equivalent of the MAC address but it is still not correct. A different Windows machine works fine so I know there are no mistakes. How can I find the correct number which is the equivalent of a MAC address.

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answered 3 Years ago sator · Accepted Answer

You are right. Your W-LAN "HWAddr" (Hardware Address) is your wireless devices MAC Address. You can look it up by typing

ifconfig wlan0

which will show you something like this

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  Hardware Adresse 00:c0:ca:19:d3:1e

          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metrik:1

          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          Kollisionen:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000 

          RX-Bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX-Bytes:0 (0.0 B)

In case your wireless adapter uses another interface name, which you do not know, do the following:

Use ifconfig to get a listing of all interfaces

Disconnect the USB-Device

Check which one is missing, by reissuing ifconfig