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Physical Address PDA

Finding the MAC (Ethernet Address) on a PDA


Instructions on how to locate the physical address on your PC or Macintosh


Finding the MAC address on a Sony Clie

  1. Goto the System Preferences (Prefs)
  2. Choose Network from the pulldown menu, then select the Details... button
  3. Press the menu pulldown button and select Connection Status.
  4. The MAC address is listed. The format is nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn, where 'n' is a hexadecimal digit (0-9,A-F)
  5. Note: The 0's are ZEROS not OHS.

Finding the MAC address on a Palm Tungsten C

  1. From the Home screen, tap Prefs.
  2. Under Communication, tap Wi-Fi.
  3. At the bottom of the Wi-Fi Preferences screen, tap Info.
  4. You'll find the MAC address of the device listed on the third line of the screen. The format is nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn, where n is a hexadecimal digit (0-9,A-F).
  5. Note: The 0's are ZEROS not OHS.
  6. Tap Done twice to return to the Preferences main screen.

Finding your MAC address on a PocketPC 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003

  1. From the Start Menu, tap Settings, then the System tab.
  2. Locate and tap the icon that either lists your PDA's hardware components or manages the wireless network component.

    Note: On the Toshiba e750 series, click Wireless LAN Manager. On the Dell Axim, click Dell WLAN Utility (it is on the Connections tab, not the System tab). On a Hewlett-Packard HP) iPaq, tap Asset Viewer.

  3. Locate the setting, tab, or dialog box that reveals the MAC address:
    • Toshiba e Series PocketPC: In the Wireless LAN Manager, select Info. You'll find the MAC address listed at the top of this screen.
    • Dell Axim: For the X30 models, in the Dell WLAN Utility, select Advanced. Then, tap Network Troubleshooting, and then Advanced. For the X3i models, in the Dell WLAN Utility under "Station IP Info", tap More Info. The MAC address is one of the bottom two items.
    • HP iPaq: In the Asset Viewer, tap +(the plus sign) next to "Wireless LAN". The MAC address will be one of the details listed.

Finding the MAC address on a HTC wifi built-in Smartphone (Windows Mobile 5.0/6.0)

  • First off, you will need to make sure the wifi radio turned on. (Use Comm Manager to turn wifi on)
    • NOTE: For each smartphone, navigation may vary.
    • Wing, MDA, 8125, 8525, 8925, Mogul, 6700
      Start..Settings..Connections..Wireless LAN..Advanced tab (6700 model, Main tab)
    • Dash
      Start..Comm Manager..Settings..Wi-Fi Settings..Connection Status

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