Reading a (MAC) Address on my (NIC) or any other hardware device information.
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Hello again everyone, I am posting this after a long night of research. Hopefully when I wake up I can begin to take whatever helpful information replied to this message and continue onwards. My goal is to be able to read information from devices, and in this example my Network Interface Card. I want to learn how to do this in C++ which is why I posted here instead of the Hardware and Devices section. So what am I asking for? A good reference on where to start with reading information from hardware devices. Once again thank you all in advance for pointing me in the right direction. This web site has been nothing but helpful to me and I learn something new every time I browse around. V/R Rob
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Hello again everyone, I am posting this after a long night of research. Hopefully when I wake up I can begin to take whatever helpful information replied to this message and continue onwards. My goal is to be able to read information from devices, and in this example my Network Interface Card. I want to learn how to do this in C++ which is why I posted here instead of the Hardware and Devices section. So what am I asking for? A good reference on where to start with reading information from hardware devices. Once again thank you all in advance for pointing me in the right direction. This web site has been nothing but helpful to me and I learn something new every time I browse around. V/R Rob
You could find the MAC address by calling GetAdaptersInfo()[^]
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Hello again everyone, I am posting this after a long night of research. Hopefully when I wake up I can begin to take whatever helpful information replied to this message and continue onwards. My goal is to be able to read information from devices, and in this example my Network Interface Card. I want to learn how to do this in C++ which is why I posted here instead of the Hardware and Devices section. So what am I asking for? A good reference on where to start with reading information from hardware devices. Once again thank you all in advance for pointing me in the right direction. This web site has been nothing but helpful to me and I learn something new every time I browse around. V/R Rob
rbwest86 wrote:
...reading information from hardware devices.
This is a bit vague. What exactly are you looking for?
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rbwest86 wrote:
...reading information from hardware devices.
This is a bit vague. What exactly are you looking for?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
Thanks for all to who responded. To answer your question, I am looking to retrieve any and all information if possible from any hardware device. This is a way for me to learn how to tap into the fingerprint of hardware devices such as (NIC)'s. All for learning experience. I am taking a Networking class and want to make a simple program which can retrieve information from the (NIC) or entire network.
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Thanks for all to who responded. To answer your question, I am looking to retrieve any and all information if possible from any hardware device. This is a way for me to learn how to tap into the fingerprint of hardware devices such as (NIC)'s. All for learning experience. I am taking a Networking class and want to make a simple program which can retrieve information from the (NIC) or entire network.
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Hello again everyone, I am posting this after a long night of research. Hopefully when I wake up I can begin to take whatever helpful information replied to this message and continue onwards. My goal is to be able to read information from devices, and in this example my Network Interface Card. I want to learn how to do this in C++ which is why I posted here instead of the Hardware and Devices section. So what am I asking for? A good reference on where to start with reading information from hardware devices. Once again thank you all in advance for pointing me in the right direction. This web site has been nothing but helpful to me and I learn something new every time I browse around. V/R Rob