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Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter
Windows 2000 or XP Instructions

ADSL Gateway with 4-Port Switch

Windows 2000 or XP Instructions

1. Click Start and Run. In the Open field, enter cmd. Press the Enter key or click the OK button.

2. At the command prompt, enter ipconfig /all. Then press the Enter key.

3. Write down the Physical Address as shown on your computer screen; it is the MAC address for your Ethernet

Adapter. This appears as a series of numbers and letters.

The MAC address/Physical Address is what you will use for MAC filtering. The example shows the Ethernet
Adapters’s MAC address as 00-00-00-00-00-00. Your computer will show something different.

The example shows the Ethernet Adapter’s IP address as 192.168.1.100. Your computer may show something
different.

Figure C-3: MAC Address/Physical Address

Note: The MAC address is also called the Physical Address.