How to Validate the Mac ID'

Question

How to Validate the MacId's While installing the Software.

Kunal Vaishya · Answer

private string GetMACAddress() { try { //Using System.Management ManagementClass mc = new ManagementClass(Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration); ManagementObjectCollection moc = mc.GetInstances(); string MACAddress = string.Empty; foreach (ManagementObject mo in moc) { if ((MACAddress.Equals(string.Empty))) { if (Convert.ToBoolean(mo(IPEnabled))) MACAddress = mo(MacAddress).ToString(); mo.Dispose(); } MACAddress = MACAddress.Replace(: -); } return MACAddress; } catch (Exception ex) { } }

siri · Answer

public string GetMACAddress() { ManagementClass mc = new ManagementClass(Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration); ManagementObjectCollection moc = mc.GetInstances(); string MACAddress = String.Empty; foreach (ManagementObject mo in moc) { if (MACAddress == String.Empty) // only return MAC Address from first card { if ((bool)mo[IPEnabled] == true) MACAddress = mo[MacAddress].ToString(); } mo.Dispose(); } MACAddress = MACAddress.Replace(: ); return MACAddress; } private void Form1_Load(object sender EventArgs e) { label1.Text = GetMACAddress(); string MyMacID = 00E04C36008K; string MACAddress = GetMACAddress(); if (string.Equals(MyMacID MACAddress) == true) { MessageBox.Show(Valid); } else { MessageBox.Show(Invalid); } } Code is working

siri · Answer

Iam Getting My system Mac Id only I want to Validate MacId with othersystem MacId while installing my Software in that time only need to validate MacID's

Senthilkumar · Answer

Hi If you have the MAC address and want to validate then bool isValid = Regex.IsMatch(sMacAdd /^([0-9a-fA-F]{2}:){5}[0-9a-fA-F]{2}$); There are few ways to get the MAC address of the clients then http://www.dotnetboss.com/2010/04/27/how-to-get-mac-address-using-c/