Shaun McCance
shaunm@gnome.org
Jim Campbell
jwcampbell@gmail.com
Michael Hill
mdhillca@gmail.com
Ekaterina Gerasimova
kittykat3756@gmail.com
The unique identifier assigned to network hardware.
Andika Triwidada
andika@gmail.com 2011, 2012, 2013.

# Apa itu alamat MAC?

Sebuah alamat MAC adalah identifier unik yang diberikan oleh produsen ke bagian dari perangkat keras jaringan (seperti kartu nirkabel atau kartu ethernet). MAC adalah singkatan dari Media Access Control, dan masing-masing pengenal dimaksudkan agar unik untuk perangkat tertentu.

Suatu alamat MAC terdiri dari enam set dua karakter, masing-masing dipisahkan oleh titik dua. `00:1B:44:11:3A:B7` adalah suatu contoh dari alamat MAC.

Untuk mengidentifikasi alamat MAC dari perangkat keras jaringan Anda sendiri:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Network.

Click on Network to open the panel.

Select Wi-Fi or Wired from the list on the left, depending on which device you want to check.

Your MAC address will be displayed as the Hardware Address on the right for a wired connection, or open the connection details by pressing on the details button to see the Details for wireless network.

In practice, you may need to modify or "spoof" a MAC address. For example, some internet service providers may require that a specific MAC address be used to access their service. If the network card stops working, and you need to swap a new card in, the service won't work anymore. In such cases, you would need to spoof the MAC address.