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Hi, I am a newbie to Linux, though an oldie age-wise, 65 in a few weeks !! Just got a new ASUS EEE UMPC which uses Linux OS and I ...
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    Jay Amrith
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    Configuring new PC with Linux OS

    Hi, I am a newbie to Linux, though an oldie age-wise, 65 in a few weeks !! Just got a new ASUS EEE UMPC which uses Linux OS and I want to find out the "physical address" so that I can patch the new PC onto my existing wireless broadband connection (using a LinkSys Wireless 8 Broadband Router). Your advice would be much appreciated.
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    Hi, welcome to Linux!
    What do you mean by "physical address"? MAC aka hardware address? Anyhow, open a terminal window and type sudo ifconfig. This will reply with your NIC status and parameters. As a side note, MAC address filtering is not a security measure, network packets carry MAC address in plaintext and are easy to sniff. And easy to fake.
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    Thanks a lot Segfault, problem solved.
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    I didn't know there were so aged people here at Linux Forums!!!!!!!!!!!
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