[Gllug] Reading MAC addresses

[Nathan Matthews]

Hmmm, interrupt 21h will be the interrupt to call if any.  I dont think
there is a standard way to read the mac address from a network card.  Dos
was not network aware, specific network drivers had to be loaded from the
manufacturer, they worked with direct port reading, writing, not via BIOS at
all.  Correct me if i'm wrong but theres is no 'standard' way to access a
network card like you can a ps/2 mouse/keyboard vga gfx card etc.  They'll
be a win32 call under i'm sure.

-----Original Message-----
From: Allen Wayne [mailto:Wayne.Allen at rhul.ac.uk]
Sent: 23 July 2001 15:36
To: 'gllug at linux.co.uk'
Subject: RE: [Gllug] Reading MAC addresses




-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Matthews [mailto:Nathan.Matthews at caplin.com]
Sent: 23 July 2001 15:26
To: 'gllug at linux.co.uk'
Subject: RE: [Gllug] Reading MAC addresses


>From my days of dos programming (over 6 years ago) the only way you 'might'
be able to do this is via bios interrupts. .....

This was what I was thinking...

this.  Perhaps you mean windows and not dos?  Dos development has been dead
for years.

:-) DOSish. Its needed as a util to read a MAC address before installing
W*&*^&!!.  

Wayne

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