Locating your MAC Address

To access Rose-Hulman's network, your network card must be registered with IAIT. If you cannot use the Automatic Registration tool, https://netreg.rose-hulman.edu/ or your device does not have a web browser you must submit your MAC address to IAIT Help Desk via phone call or email to helpdesk@rose-hulman.edu.

A MAC Address is a combination of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. It is split into groups of two alphanumerics, with each group is separated by spaces, dashes, or colons. An example of this would be 12:34:56:78:9A:BC.

Windows 7

  • Go to Start -> Search, type in cmd and press Enter.
  • At the command prompt, type ipconfig /all and press Enter.
  • Find the connection you wish to register. It should start with either Ethernet adaptor or Wireless adaptor depending on which type of device you are registering.
  • There is no need to register the address labeled Microsoft Loopback Adaptor.
  • Under the connection, find the Physical Address. This is the MAC address.

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

  • Go to Start -> Run, type in cmd and press Enter. If the Run command is not available, press the Windows key to activate the command line box.
  • At the command prompt type ipconfig /all and press Enter.
  • Find the connection you wish to register. It should start with either Ethernet adaptor or Wireless adaptor depending on which type of device you are registering.
  • There is no need to register the address labeled Microsoft Loopback Adaptor.
  • Under the connection, find the Physical Address. This is the MAC address.

Mac OSX

Apple computers are not supported by IAIT. Furthermore this procedure may not work for all distributions.

  • Click on the Apple Menu
  • Click on the About This Mac option
  • Click on More Info
  • Expand the Networking tab
  • Look for the Ethernet MAC address or Wireless MAC address depending on what device you are trying to register

Linux/Unix

Linux/Unix is not supported by IAIT. Furthermore this procedure may not work for all distributions.

  • Open up a command prompt.
  • Type in /sbin/ifconfig or just ifconfig.
  • Find the device you wish to register. It should be under the heading ethx or wlanx where x is a number.
  • Under this device locate the HWaddr field. That is the MAC address of your machine.

Game Consoles

Game Consoles are not supported by IAIT. Furthermore this procedure may not work for all distributions.

Play Station

  • From the main PS3 page select Settings.
  • Select Network Settings
  • Select the Settings and Connection Status List
  • Look for the MAC Address field. Note that only the wired MAC should be registered. Play Stations do not support WPA2-Enterprise and therefore will not connect to the RHIT wireless.

Wii

  • From the home screen, select the Wii button in the lower left corner.
  • Select Wii Settings
  • Select the right arrow to advance to the next set of settings
  • Select the Internet option
  • Select the Console Information option
  • The MAC address will be listed under USB Ethernet Adapter MAC Address

XBox 360

  • In the Xbox Dashboard go to the System area and select Network Settings.
  • Select Edit Settings.
  • Click on the Additional Settings tab.
  • Select the Advanced Settings section.
  • At the bottom of the screen should be the Wired MAC Address. Note that only the wired MAC should be registered. The XBox 360 does not support WPA2-Enterprise and therefore will not connect to the RHIT wireless.