Linksys WRT54G3G-VN manual Windows 2000 or XP Instructions, For the Router’s Web-based Utility

Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband

Appendix E: 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 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 (Figure E-3); 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 address cloning or MAC filtering.

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

The example in Figure E-3 shows the Ethernet adapter’s IP address as 192.168.1.100. Your computer may show something different.

For the Router’s Web-based Utility

For MAC filtering, enter the 12-digit MAC address in this format, XXXXXXXXXXXX, WITHOUT the hyphens. See Figure E-4.

For MAC address cloning, enter the 12-digit MAC address in the User Defined Entry fields provided, two digits per field. See Figure E-5.

Figure E-1: IP Configuration Screen

Figure E-2: MAC Address/Adapter Address

Figure E-3: MAC Address/Physical Address

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Windows 2000 or XP Instructions