You get a CR-48 in the mail. You want to use it but the wireless network only allows access to specified MAC addresses. How do you determine the MAC address?
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3Since you have access to the network configuration (to allow your new device), turn off MAC filtering for a minute, connect, and sift through the list of connected devices, get the MAC, add it to the list of allowed devices, and re-enable filtering.– Daniel Beck ♦Dec 21, 2010 at 20:41
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chrome:///system
Look for 'ifconfig' and select expand. You'll see 'wlan0'. 'HWaddr' is the MAC address.
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2Looks like this may or may not work if you're disconnected: code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=10032– ShinraiDec 21, 2010 at 20:42
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In what is probably a more recent development since you originally asked this question, you can see the MAC from the settings pop-up in the lower right corner. Click the clock, then on "Connected to [SSID]". In the lowest right-hand corner of that popup is an "i" button that looks like a stop sign with the hover text "Network Info". Clicking on it reveals the IP and MAC.
Since ChromeOS 33 (possibly earlier) you go to chrome://settings
, click the Advanced Settings link at the bottom, then click through Network Proxy Settings to bring up the dialog box. The MAC address is in there, possibly behind a tab.
This link is not Chrome OS specific but the general process is similar.
On my Samsung ARM Chromebook (1st gen) I can click the little Wi-Fi icon in the corner, select the network I'm currently on, and then click the "network" tab, which takes me to the same place.