Determining MAC address from within a program 1

[tllintx]

I need to obtain my MAC address from within a C program running on AIX. I know I can get the information from the shell using the 'netstat -i' or 'lscfg -vl ent0' commands. But how do I use one of those commands or another command within my code?<br><br>Thanks!<br>TLL

 

[MikeLacey]

tllintx,<br><br>Have a look at popen(), this is a function that lets you run an external command and then read its output line by line.<br> <p>Mike<br><a href=mailto:michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com>michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com</a><br><a href=

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[chgwhat]

Why do you need the MAC address ???<br><br> <p> Tony ... aka chgwhat<br><a href=mailto:tony_b@technologist.com>tony_b@technologist.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>When in doubt,,, Power out...

 

[tllintx]

We have an old home-grown system that still communicates IEEE 802.3. It needs to know our mac address so it can respond to us correctly. so I need to be able to retrieve that information while processing so it can be relayed to the older system.

 

[MikeLacey]

did the popen() idea help you or would you like some more info?

 

[tllintx]

I haven't tried it yet. But any additional information would be great.