Network Registration: Finding the MAC address of your device (Linux)

How to find the MAC address (WiFi or Ethernet) of your Linux device.
1. Open the Terminal program (if running a Graphical interface) otherwise go to step 2.
2. Type ifconfig and hit enter to bring up a list of information.
3. Find the line labelled eth# for the Wired MAC address or wlan# for the wireless MAC address. (# is a number normally 0,1 or 2)

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Keywords:
linux wifi eduroam access ethernet mac address 
Doc ID:
103065
Owned by:
Lee T. in Pacific Lutheran Univ
Created:
2020-06-15
Updated:
2025-04-24
Sites:
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