Best way to get a unique hardware address in Windows and save it to a text file?
I’m working on a project that requires a script to run on Windows 7 and 10 start up that will save any unique hardware address of a workstation (the workstation has 2 Dell monitors and a HP dock) to a text file.
Originally I had it so a batch script would run and save the MAC address of the dock to a text file. However I have recently found out that the newer laptops running Windows 10 have MAC address pass through enabled hence the MAC address saved is not unique to the workstation only the laptop itself.
Any idea on a way to get a unique address of hardware in a workstation? I was thinking maybe a PowerShell script to get the serial number of the monitor or does anybody know of a way to access the docks original MAC address before it was overridden?
windows powershell batch
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I’m working on a project that requires a script to run on Windows 7 and 10 start up that will save any unique hardware address of a workstation (the workstation has 2 Dell monitors and a HP dock) to a text file.
Originally I had it so a batch script would run and save the MAC address of the dock to a text file. However I have recently found out that the newer laptops running Windows 10 have MAC address pass through enabled hence the MAC address saved is not unique to the workstation only the laptop itself.
Any idea on a way to get a unique address of hardware in a workstation? I was thinking maybe a PowerShell script to get the serial number of the monitor or does anybody know of a way to access the docks original MAC address before it was overridden?
windows powershell batch
edited Jan 13 at 22:43
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MAC addresses are not guaranteed to be unique.
– Ramhound
Jan 14 at 0:35
You can get a lot of hardware information through WMI including serial numbers of some hardware.
– montonero
Jan 14 at 12:49
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I’m working on a project that requires a script to run on Windows 7 and 10 start up that will save any unique hardware address of a workstation (the workstation has 2 Dell monitors and a HP dock) to a text file.
Originally I had it so a batch script would run and save the MAC address of the dock to a text file. However I have recently found out that the newer laptops running Windows 10 have MAC address pass through enabled hence the MAC address saved is not unique to the workstation only the laptop itself.
Any idea on a way to get a unique address of hardware in a workstation? I was thinking maybe a PowerShell script to get the serial number of the monitor or does anybody know of a way to access the docks original MAC address before it was overridden?
windows powershell batch
edited Jan 13 at 22:43
JakeGould
31.5k1096138
asked Jan 13 at 22:13
LachyLachy
61
I’m working on a project that requires a script to run on Windows 7 and 10 start up that will save any unique hardware address of a workstation (the workstation has 2 Dell monitors and a HP dock) to a text file.
Originally I had it so a batch script would run and save the MAC address of the dock to a text file. However I have recently found out that the newer laptops running Windows 10 have MAC address pass through enabled hence the MAC address saved is not unique to the workstation only the laptop itself.
Any idea on a way to get a unique address of hardware in a workstation? I was thinking maybe a PowerShell script to get the serial number of the monitor or does anybody know of a way to access the docks original MAC address before it was overridden?
windows powershell batch
windows powershell batch
edited Jan 13 at 22:43
JakeGould
31.5k1096138
asked Jan 13 at 22:13
LachyLachy
61
edited Jan 13 at 22:43
JakeGould
31.5k1096138
asked Jan 13 at 22:13
LachyLachy
61
edited Jan 13 at 22:43
JakeGould
31.5k1096138
edited Jan 13 at 22:43
JakeGould
31.5k1096138
edited Jan 13 at 22:43
JakeGould
31.5k1096138
31.5k1096138
asked Jan 13 at 22:13
LachyLachy
61
asked Jan 13 at 22:13
LachyLachy
61
asked Jan 13 at 22:13
LachyLachy
61
61
MAC addresses are not guaranteed to be unique.
– Ramhound
Jan 14 at 0:35
You can get a lot of hardware information through WMI including serial numbers of some hardware.
– montonero
Jan 14 at 12:49
add a comment |
MAC addresses are not guaranteed to be unique.
– Ramhound
Jan 14 at 0:35
You can get a lot of hardware information through WMI including serial numbers of some hardware.
– montonero
Jan 14 at 12:49
MAC addresses are not guaranteed to be unique.
– Ramhound
Jan 14 at 0:35
MAC addresses are not guaranteed to be unique.
– Ramhound
Jan 14 at 0:35
You can get a lot of hardware information through WMI including serial numbers of some hardware.
– montonero
Jan 14 at 12:49
You can get a lot of hardware information through WMI including serial numbers of some hardware.
– montonero
Jan 14 at 12:49
add a comment |
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MAC addresses are not guaranteed to be unique.
– Ramhound
Jan 14 at 0:35
You can get a lot of hardware information through WMI including serial numbers of some hardware.
– montonero
Jan 14 at 12:49