InetGetPhysicalAddress
BOOL InetGetPhysicalAddress(
LPTSTR lpszAddress, // pointer to buffer to which physical address will be written
UINT cchAddress  
);

The InetGetPhysicalAddress function returns the MAC address for the local host's Ethernet or Token Ring adapter.

Parameters

lpszAddress
MAC address for the local host's Ethernet or Token Ring adapter.
cchAddress
Maximum number of bytes to be written.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is non-zero. If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call InetGetLastError.

Requirements

Client: Requires Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional.
Server: Requires Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server.
Header: Include cswsock6.h.
Library: Use cswskav6.lib.
Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions.

See Also

InetEnumNetworkAddresses, InetGetLocalName, InetGetHostAddress, InetFormatAddress


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