Read MAC Address from network adapter in .NET
I'd like to be able to read the mac address from the first active network adapter using VB.net or C# (using .NET 3.5 SP1) for a winform application Stu Mackellar Since .Net 2.0 there's been a NetworkInterface class in the System.Net.NetworkInformation namespace that will give you this information. Try this: foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()) { if (nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up) { Console.WriteLine(nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString()); break; } } from http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/jkirwan/archive/2004/02/10/6943.aspx Dim mc As