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# Internet.GetMacAddress Method

Namespace: VitNX3.Functions.Information
Assembly: VitNX3 (in VitNX3.dll)
Gets the MAC address.
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    public string GetMacAddress()

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#### Return Value

string

A string.

Source code
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    public string GetMacAddress()
     {
         string macaddr = "";
         IPGlobalProperties computerProperties = IPGlobalProperties.GetIPGlobalProperties();
         NetworkInterface[] nics = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
         if (nics == null || nics.Length < 1)
             return "0";
         foreach (NetworkInterface adapter in nics)
         {
             IPInterfaceProperties properties = adapter.GetIPProperties();
             if (adapter.NetworkInterfaceType == NetworkInterfaceType.Wireless80211 || adapter.NetworkInterfaceType == NetworkInterfaceType.Ethernet)
             {
                 PhysicalAddress address = adapter.GetPhysicalAddress();
                 byte[] bytes = address.GetAddressBytes();
                 for (int i = 0; i < bytes.Length; i++)
                 {
                     macaddr += bytes[i].ToString("X2");
                     if (i != bytes.Length - 1)
                         macaddr += "-";
                 }
             }
             break;
         }
         return macaddr;
     }

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Applies to

#### .NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8

#### .NET Core

Supported in: 5.0+, 6.0+
See Also
Internet Class
VitNX3.Functions.Information Namespace