Shaun McCance
shaunm@gnome.org
Jim Campbell
jwcampbell@gmail.com
O código único asignado ao hardware de rede.
Fran Dieguez
frandieguez@gnome.org 2011.

# Que é un enderezo MAC?

A MAC address is the unique code that is assigned by the manufacturer to a piece of network hardware (like a wireless card or an ethernet card). MAC stands for Media Access Control, and each code is intended to be unique to a particular device.

A MAC address consists of six sets of two characters, each separated by a colon. `00:1B:44:11:3A:B7` is an example of a MAC address.

To identify the MAC address of your own network hardware:

Prema sobre o seu nome na barra superior e seleccione Configuracións do sistema.

Open Network and select Wired or Wireless from the list on the left (depending on which device you want to check).

O seu enderezo MAC mostrarase como o Enderezo hardware.

In practice, you may need to modify or "spoof" a MAC address. For example, some internet service providers may require that a specific MAC address be used to access their service. If the network card stops working, and you need to change your network card, the service won't work anymore. In such cases, you would need to spoof the MAC address.