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Appendix F: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter

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Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router Appendix F: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter This section describes how to find the MAC address for your computer's Ethernet adapter so you can use the MAC filtering and/or MAC address cloning feature of the Router. You can also find the IP address of your computer's Ethernet adapter. This IP address is used for the Router's filtering, forwarding, and/or DMZ features. Follow the steps in this appendix to find the adapter's MAC or IP address in Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP. Windows 98 or Me Instructions 1. Click Start and Run. In the Open field, enter winipcfg. Then press the Enter key or the OK button. 2. When the IP Configuration screen appears, select the Ethernet adapter you have connected to the Router via a CAT 5 Ethernet network cable. 3. Write down the Adapter Address as shown on your computer screen. This is the MAC address for your Ethernet adapter and is shown as a series of numbers and letters. The MAC address/Adapter Address is what you will use for MAC address cloning or MAC filtering. On the MAC Address/Adapter Address screen, the example shows the Ethernet adapter's IP address as 192.168.1.100. Your computer may show something different. Figure F-1: IP Configuration Screen Note: The MAC address is also called the Adapter Address. Figure F-2: MAC Address/Adapter Address Appendix F: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter 117 Windows 98 or Me Instructions

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Appendix F: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter
Windows 98 or Me Instructions
Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router
Appendix F: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your
Ethernet Adapter
This section describes how to find the MAC address for your computer’s Ethernet adapter so you can use the MAC
filtering and/or MAC address cloning feature of the Router. You can also find the IP address of your computer’s
Ethernet adapter. This IP address is used for the Router’s filtering, forwarding, and/or DMZ features. Follow the
steps in this appendix to find the adapter’s MAC or IP address in Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP.
Windows 98 or Me Instructions
1.
Click
Start
and
Run
. In the
Open
field, enter
winipcfg
. Then press the
Enter
key or the
OK
button.
2.
When the
IP Configuration
screen appears, select the Ethernet adapter you have connected to the Router via a
CAT 5 Ethernet network cable.
3.
Write down the Adapter Address as shown on your computer screen. This is the MAC address for your
Ethernet adapter and is shown as a series of numbers and letters.
The MAC address/Adapter Address is what you will use for MAC address cloning or MAC filtering.
On the
MAC Address/Adapter Address
screen, the example shows the Ethernet adapter’s IP address as
192.168.1.100. Your computer may show something different.
Figure F-2: MAC Address/Adapter
Address
Figure F-1: IP Configuration Screen
Note:
The MAC address is also called the Adapter Address.