Windows XP
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The host name is your computer's name
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Click the
Start
icon
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Click
Control Panel
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Select
Classic View
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Click
Network Connections
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Right click on the connection you are trying to find the MAC address for and select
Properties
- you will have a separate MAC address for your wireless card and your Ethernet (LAN) card. Make sure you use the correct one.
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Hover your mouse over the text box underneath connect using. Your MAC
address will appear in the tooltip and is made up of 12 characters e.g.
00:11:22:AA:66:DD
To use your computer on AU network you will need to register this MAC address
Apple Mac OS X (Tiger)
Information Services does not provide support for the use of Apple Macs.
However you may find the following instructions useful if you wish to
use your Apple Mac on our network
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From the
Apple
in the upper left hand corner choose
System Preferences
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Click on the
Network
icon
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From the
Show menu
Select Airport (for Wireless) or Built in Ethernet (for Wired)
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For the Built in Ethernet (for Wired) the MAC address will be at the top of the
Ethernet tab
as the
Ethernet ID.
The MAC address is the 12 character address e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD
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For the Airport (for Wireless) the MAC address will be at the top of the
AirPort tab
as the
AirPort ID
(or on the
TCP/IP tab,
again as the
AirPort ID
). The MAC address is the 12 character address e.g. 00:14:67:F0:56:A4
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To find your
Computer Name
go back to
System Preferences
and click on
Sharing
, your computer's name should be in the computer name box at the top of this window.
To use your computer on AU network you will need to register this MAC address
Apple Mac OS X (Snow Leopard/Leopard)
Information Services does not provide support for the use of Apple Macs.
However you may find the following instructions useful if you wish to
use your Apple Mac on our network
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From the
Apple
in the upper left hand corner choose
System Preferences
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Click on the
Network
icon
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Select
Ethernet
for
Wired
or
Airport
for
Wireless
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Click on the
Advanced
button
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Click on the
Ethernet
tab
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Your MAC address will be at the top of this window as your
Ethernet ID
. The MAC address is the 12 character address e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD
To use your computer on AU network you will need to register this MAC address
Linux
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In a privileged terminal session type:
ifconfig
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This will show you a list of the network adapters installed. The MAC address is referred to here as the
HWaddr
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If you have a wireless card you will see more then one MAC Address, make sure you register the right MAC address.
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To pick out your wireless MAC address type:
iwconfig -
your Wired one will be the other one
To use your computer on AU network you will need to register this MAC address
Vista
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Click the
Start
icon
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Click
Control Panel
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Select
Classic View
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Click
Network and Sharing Center
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Select
Manage Network Connections
from the list on the left hand side
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Right click on the connection you are trying to find the MAC address for and select
Properties
- you will have a separate MAC address for your wireless card and your Ethernet (LAN) card. Make sure you use the correct one.
-
Hover your mouse over the text box underneath
connect using
. Your MAC address will appear in the tooltip and is made up of 12 characters e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD
To use your computer on AU network you will need to register this MAC address
Windows 7
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Click the
Start
icon
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Click
Control Panel
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Select
Network and Internet
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Click
Network and Sharing Center
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Select
Change Adapter Settings
from the list on the left hand side
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Right click on the connection you are trying to find the MAC address for and select
Properties
You will have a separate icon for your wireless card; your Ethernet
(LAN) card and your Virtual WiFi MiniPort adapter (if you have one),
each with their own MAC address. Make sure you select the correct one.
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Hover your mouse over the text box underneath
connect using
. Your MAC address will appear in the tooltip and is made up of 12 characters e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD
To use your computer on AU network you will need to register this MAC address
Nokia mobile phones
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On the home screen, enter
*#MAC0WLAN#
or
*#62209526#
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Your MAC address will appear as a popup and is made up of 12 characters e.g. 00:11:22:AA:66:DD
To use your phone on AU network you will need to register this MAC address
http://whatismyipaddress.com/
You can use this link to find out your IP address
Good Luck
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