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What's the fastest way to get the MAC address from a computer with no hard drive?
I have nearly 200 computers in my network. All of the hard drives have been purged. But I need to get the MAC addresses from the NICs of all these machines. They are Dell Latitudes and the MAC is not in the BIOS. I'm trying to avoid loading a hard drive with a base OS and then starting up each machine one at a time to get the MAC address. There must be a faster way. Any Ideas?
(If you're going to recommend something like Hiren's Boot CD, please also specify which tool is best for this function.)
Thanks.
3 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Jerry H, is right.
Try: "Damn Small Linux", that is probably the smallest Linux distro with a GUI.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Mac OSX is great! However, as a computer engineer, I frown upon their overpriced hardware. Oh well, to each their own. IMO, you should go with this: 2.8 core 2 4 gigs of ram (In 8 years of computer work, i have never seen a computer used more than 5 gigs of ram) 500 gb 7200 RPM drive, it will make downloading and uploading files quite a bit snappier than the 5400 rpm drive, and for a decent price. Enjoy the macbook.
- Barry ManilowLv 78 years ago
Use a live usb linux distro to do so. Best to use a lite edition so it won't take long to load
