Ethernet Address Instructions
- Click on the Start menu.
- Type cmd where it says Start Search in the lower left and press Enter
- Type getmac /v in the black window that appears.
- Look for Local Area Conn, then Physical Address in the text that is returned.
- Select Start -> Programs ->Accessories ->Command Prompt
- The Command Prompt dialog box will appear
- Type ipconfig /all at the prompt
- Your network settings will be displayed
- Scroll to the section that says "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection"
- Your computer's network adapter address is given as "Physical Address." This will be a combination of letters and numbers, twelve characters total.
- The physical address is what you'll need to write on your connection request form.
- Click on Apple Menu - System Preferences
- Click on the Network icon. Configure should be set to Built-in Ethernet.
- Under the TCP/IP tab, Configure should be set to Using DHCP.
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The Hardware Address should be visible at the bottom of the screen. If you do not find it there, click the Ethernet tab. In this window its called the Ethernet ID. Submit this address to me on your Connection Request form; your
Internet connectivity will not function until I get it entered into a table.
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Connect your computer to the wall port labeled B, D, F, or H. If you do not have Ethernet cable,
we have cables for you to borrow.
Your computer must be registered with Computing Services so that we can activate a network port in
your room and assign an Internet address to your machine. You can do this by filling out and submitting
a ResNet connection request form, which can be obtained at the
Computing Services office (Behmler 10) or by filling out the online
Connection Request Form.
On the
Connection Request Form you will need to enter the Ethernet adapter address from your computer. Links to the instructions for finding this address
are on the form.
Once the ethernet adapter address has been submitted, you will be on the Internet in approximately a day during the first week of the Fall semester and in a few hours the rest of the semester.