How to find MAC Address of a networked PC??? [Archive]

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snehal.lamture

21st February 2009, 04:38 PM

Hello,
I want to find the MAC address of another pc connected to my pc through LAN. That PC is showing GRUB load error so i cant boot it.
Can i find its MAC address through my PC???
Both PC's are connected in LAN.

Waiting for reply...
Thank you...

SuperSkippy

21st February 2009, 05:57 PM

Unless it comes up and actually uses the network, you can't get the MAC remotely.

Things to try:
1) BIOS- it might be in the BIOS setup
2) If it's not in the BIOS, try altering the boot order so it tries to boot over DHCP via the network card. It might show the MAC when it tries to boot.
3) Boot it from a CD (e.g. Fedora in rescue mode).