Find IP, MAC and Other Network Information on your Apple Mac

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Locate the Internet Protocol (IP) address, Media Access Control (MAC) address, and other network information on your Apple Mac computer. This information is used by the Office of Technology Services to support users experiencing network problems.  MAC addresses will be listed in the form of a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:f6, and they contain numbers and letters A through F.  IP addresses (including DNS addresses) will be four sets of numbers between one and 254 separated by periods (e.g. 10.24.34.56).  Using the IP address, you can find information about the network, in this article.

macOS 15 (Sequoia) and higher

Wireless connections

To find your IP address, wireless MAC address and other network information, follow these steps:

1. Select the Apple menu () in your toolbar.
2. Select System Settings.
3. Select Wi-Fi in the list of options.
4. Next to the connected network name (i.e. tu-secure or tu-openaccess), select Details.
5. Next to Private Wi-Fi address, make sure it says Fixed (it will assign a MAC address for the network), or Off (it will use the WiFi adapter's MAC address).  It should not be set to Rotating.
6. The Wi-Fi address is the MAC address 
7. Click TCP/IP and the IP address will be displayed
8. Click DNS and the DNS Servers will be displayed

Wired Connections

1. Select the Apple menu () in your toolbar.
2. Select System Settings.
3. Select Network in the side menu.
4. The IP address and DNS servers will be displayed
5. Click Details and then Hardware and the MAC address will be displayed

macOS 13 (Ventura) & macOS 14 (Sonoma)

Wireless connections

1. Select the Apple menu () in your toolbar.
2. Select System Settings.
3. Select Network in the side menu.
4. Select Wi-Fi in the list of options.
5. Next to the connected network name, select Details.
6. Locate the MAC Address.
   1. Select Hardware in the list of options.
   2. Locate the MAC Address field.
7. Locate your IP Address and other network information:
   1. Locate your IP Address.
      1. Select TCP/IP.
      2. Locate the IP Address field.
   2. Locate your DNS servers.
      1. Select DNS in the list of options.
      2. Locate the DNS Servers field.

Wired connections

1. Select the Apple menu () in your toolbar.
2. Select System Settings.
3. Select Network in the side menu.
4. Select Ethernet in the list of options.
5. Select Advanced.
6. Locate your MAC Address.
   1. Select the Hardware tab.
   2. Locate the MAC Address field in the menu that appears.
      Note: the MAC address will be similar to a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:f6.
7. Locate your IP Address and other network information:
   1. Locate your IP Address.
      1. Select the TCP/IP tab.
      2. Locate the IP Address field.
   2. Locate your DNS servers.
      1. Select the DNS tab.
      2. Locate the DNS Servers field.

macOS 12 (Monterey) and below

Note:  This is only here for reference purposes.  macOS 13 and below are not supported by Apple or the Office of Technology Services.  macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and below cannot connect to tu-secure. 

Wireless connections

To find your IP address, wireless MAC address and other network information, follow these steps:

1. Select the Apple menu () in your toolbar.
2. Select System Preferences.
3. Select Network in the list of options.
4. Select the Wi-Fi option in the services section.
5. Select Advanced.
6. Locate the Wi-Fi MAC Address field in the menu that appears.
7. Locate your IP Address and other network information:
   1. Locate your IP Address.
      1. Select the TCP/IP tab.
      2. Locate the IP Address field.
   2. Locate your DNS servers.
      1. Select the DNS tab.
      2. Locate the DNS Servers field.

Wired connections

To find your IP address, wireless MAC address and other network information, follow these steps:

1. Select the Apple menu () in your toolbar.
2. Select System Preferences.
3. Select Network in the list of options.
4. Select the Ethernet option in the services section.
5. Select Advanced.
6. Locate your MAC Address.
   1. Select the Hardware tab.
   2. Locate the MAC Address field in the menu that appears.
7. Locate your IP Address and other network information:
   1. Locate your IP Address.
      1. Select the TCP/IP tab.
      2. Locate the IP Address field.
   2. Locate your DNS servers.
      1. Select the DNS tab.
      2. Locate the DNS Servers field.