Hi all,

Can anyone tell me the name of a C function to get the MAC adress ?

TIA

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João Natal wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone tell me the name of a C function to get the MAC adress ?
>
> TIA
>

Well, dunno about a 'C' function but perhaps a simple system(S) with

ifconfig <if_name> | awk '/ether/ { print $2 }'

will do.

Best,
Roberto
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"João Natal" <jnatal@dcsoftware.pt> wrote in message news:<3f8d665b$0$5481$a729d347@news.telepac.pt>...
> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone tell me the name of a C function to get the MAC adress ?

How about using ndstat and grabbing the mac address from there?

John

You can try opening the device node with "MACIOC_GETADDR" ioctl. On
SCO5 this ioctl must be supported by all the mdi drivers.

-M
"João Natal" <jnatal@dcsoftware.pt> wrote in message news:<3f8d665b$0$5481$a729d347@news.telepac.pt>...
> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone tell me the name of a C function to get the MAC adress ?
>
> TIA
>
> --
>
>
> Joao Natal
> jnatal@dcsoftware.pt
> D&C Software, Lda.
> www.dcsoftware.pt
> Rua do Espido, 164 C - 3o Salas 496/7/8
> 4470-177 Maia
> Phone: +351 22 943 92 50
> Fax: +351 22 943 92 51