Dr. Richard Kopec wrote:
> I have an IBM RS/6000 7043 43P model 140 running AIX 5.3.
> Can anyone tell me how to get it to tell me its MAC address?
> Thanks!

Start with 'lsdev -C -c adapter | grep ent' to
to see what ethernet adapters AIX recognizes.
Then do 'lscfg -v -l ent0' (repeat for ent1,
etc. if you have multiple adapters) to see
what the burned-in MAC address is. Then do
'lsattr -E -l ent0' to see if a locally administered
address has been assigned to that adapter.

If the adapter is in use (by tcp/ip or some
other network protocol) you can also do
'netstat -v ent0' to see the address that
adapter presented to the switch/hub.

Paul Landay

Paul Landay wrote:
> Dr. Richard Kopec wrote:
>> I have an IBM RS/6000 7043 43P model 140 running AIX 5.3.
>> Can anyone tell me how to get it to tell me its MAC address?
>> Thanks!
>
> Start with 'lsdev -C -c adapter | grep ent' to
> to see what ethernet adapters AIX recognizes.
> Then do 'lscfg -v -l ent0' (repeat for ent1,
> etc. if you have multiple adapters) to see
> what the burned-in MAC address is. Then do
> 'lsattr -E -l ent0' to see if a locally administered
> address has been assigned to that adapter.
>
> If the adapter is in use (by tcp/ip or some
> other network protocol) you can also do
> 'netstat -v ent0' to see the address that
> adapter presented to the switch/hub.
>
> Paul Landay
Thanks!

Dr. Richard Kopec wrote:
> I have an IBM RS/6000 7043 43P model 140 running AIX 5.3. Can anyone
> tell me how to get it to tell me its MAC address?
>
> Thanks!
ifconfig -a

Paul Landay wrote:
> Dr. Richard Kopec wrote:
>> I have an IBM RS/6000 7043 43P model 140 running AIX 5.3.
>> Can anyone tell me how to get it to tell me its MAC address?
>> Thanks!
>
> Start with 'lsdev -C -c adapter | grep ent' to
> to see what ethernet adapters AIX recognizes.
> Then do 'lscfg -v -l ent0' (repeat for ent1,
> etc. if you have multiple adapters) to see
> what the burned-in MAC address is. Then do
> 'lsattr -E -l ent0' to see if a locally administered
> address has been assigned to that adapter.
>
> If the adapter is in use (by tcp/ip or some
> other network protocol) you can also do
> 'netstat -v ent0' to see the address that
> adapter presented to the switch/hub.
>
> Paul Landay

I think

netstat -i

is easiest

Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Coll
en0 1500 link#2 0.4.ac.e4.96.f3 73596196 0 73672128 0
0