Batch File to get MAC Addresses

[Fiala06]

Hey guys can anyone help me create a batch file that will get the mac address off multiple machines and save it to a network file?

I have a lab of 60 desktops and would like to run a batch file on each machine that will find the MAC address and save it to a internal server such as \\server1\folder1\folder2\macaddress.txt

Thanks

[JoshM]

I can't help you with this but I defiantly would like to know how to do this as well 

[BC_Programmer]

I found this, it may help.

[Fiala06]

Thanks for that link BC! I've been playing with:

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ipconfig /all|find "Physical Address">>\\district5\Common\Public\macadd.txt
for /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i in (\\district5\Common\Public\macadd.txt) do
@echo The MAC Address is %%i
Seems to be working fine except I don't know how to separate each entry with a break line or something....

[Sidewinder]

I added a random number to the output file name so each file on the server would be unique. Also added the computer name to the output file so you could distinguish the MAC addresses. Otherwise you had it just about right.

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@echo off
for /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i in ('ipconfig /all ^| findstr /i "Physical Host"') do (
  echo %%i >> \\server1\folder1\folder2\macadd%random%.txt
)

Good luck. 

[ghostdog74]

you can use getmac. see getmac /? for more info.

[Fiala06]

Ahh thanks for all your help guys. I have it all setup now the way I want it and ready to deploy it tomorrow!!!

Thanks again!

[BC_Programmer]

you can use getmac. see getmac /? for more info.

Also: I think that tool would be available via a resource kit for W2K and earlier (it's included in XP Pro and up). (just checked, it's in the NT4 resource kit and no doubt is in the w2k one). I doubt they are  running an OS before XP on any of the machines anyways, though.

The batch method will work with NT4 and 2000 (not as sure about NT4).

getmac would be the better solution regardless- it's designed for the very purpose required.

[Fiala06]

O yea should of mentioned its for XP and Win7

[ghostdog74]

The batch method will work with NT4 and 2000 (not as sure about NT4).

I may be wrong, but i see no options of ipconfig that can query a set of remote addresses. if OP has 60 desktops to process, then ipconfig may  not work as well as getmac.

[Fiala06]

Here is what I ended up with and will work just fine for what were doing.

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echo ------------------------------------------------ >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
echo ------------------------------------------------ >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
echo %date% >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
echo %COMPUTERNAME% >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
echo %username%>>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt


ipconfig /all|find "Physical Address" >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
for /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i in (\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt) do
@echo The MAC Address is %%i


[ghostdog74]

Here is what I ended up with and will work just fine for what were doing.

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echo ------------------------------------------------ >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
echo ------------------------------------------------ >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
echo %date% >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
echo %COMPUTERNAME% >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
echo %username%>>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt


ipconfig /all|find "Physical Address" >>\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt
for /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i in (\\server\Common\Public\getmac\MV-mac.txt) do
@echo The MAC Address is %%i


so you have to run it on EVERY machine ? if you have  a list of ip address or computer names of those 60 machines, you can use getmac with /S to query them all without having to go to every machine and run it.

[BC_Programmer]

I may be wrong, but i see no options of ipconfig that can query a set of remote addresses. if OP has 60 desktops to process, then ipconfig may  not work as well as getmac.

I have a lab of 60 desktops and would like to run a batch file on each machine

Not remote. Of course a option that means they don't have to run it on each machine would be easier. Especially since it is part of the OS's in use. (and you really only need one machine that has getmac to get the various addresses)

[Fiala06]

so you have to run it on EVERY machine ? if you have  a list of ip address or computer names of those 60 machines, you can use getmac with /S to query them all without having to go to every machine and run it.

Well either way I have to touch them all. These are all new computers with an image I use. There all setup with DHCP so I'll have no idea what the IP's are. We need the mac address's so we can reserve address's on our servers for each individual machine.

[DaveLembke]

Retracted suggestion after re-reading last post.