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    Question get MAC Address

    how to get mac address of the system.

    my OS is linux fedora.

    i have done it already in java but i don't know how to get MAC ADDress with C++.
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    Re: get MAC Address

    ioctl is your friend.

    Search for SIOCGIFHWADDR, I think that's what the parameter is called that you want.
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