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----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Dronen" <ndronen@frii.com> To: "CODEZ" <dacodeznet@hotpop.com> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 4:30 AM Subject: Re: How to get MAC of NIC. > On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 04:25:51AM +0530, CODEZ wrote: > > Hello all....... > > This is my first posting, and I hope that I will get my answer for certain. > > I want to know is there any defined *sysctl* function to get MAC address of > > NIC that is installed in the linux box, or in case if *not* then any help > > regarding how to get MAC address of NIC at the run time will be great. > > Please help me out............ > > Look at, iirc, the SIOCGHWADDR ioctl. (ioctl_list(2), ioctl(2)) > Thanks Nicholas for showing me some light... :-). Umm btw I seacrched *SIOCGHWADDR ioctl* both in ioctl_list(2) and in */usr/src/linux/lnclude/llinux/sockios.h*, but cuoldnt get it anywhere, what I got is *SIOCGIFHWADDR ioctl*. So woz it a *typo* or u meant it in particular. Ummm sowwie if I sounds like a *duffer*. Regardz Codez |
