For starters, ifconfig is obsolete and as of today, broken in some aspects. ip a gets you the same basic information ifconfig does, but, your MAC address is listed by the link/ether label.
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fresh verge
solid ridge
For starters, ifconfig is obsolete and as of today, broken in some aspects. `ip ...
Thank you for responding, it is greatly appreciated. So my guess is correct that it is with regards to the ether label. Why is the physical address (MAC) different when you check it via Settings? Or am I looking at a Wifi's settings and that's something different?
talking about this
fresh verge
Talking about..... Some random text?
solid ridge
Talking about..... Some random text?
If I go to Network Status, and click on Wifi, I get a MAC Address at the bottom of the settings that shows the screenshot above and it gives me a MAC Address, Is that completely different from the MAC Address I get when I use ubuntu with ip a or ifconfig?
What's the difference in this?
A MAC (Media Access Control) address, sometimes referred to as a hardware or physical address, is a unique, 12-character alphanumeric attribute that is used to identify individual electronic devices on a network.
Why would the MAC Address be different here?
fresh verge
If I go to Network Status, and click on Wifi, I get a MAC Address at the bottom ...
It wouldn't.
solid ridge
It wouldn't.
for the record I am using windows 10 and have downloaded ubuntu if that makes any difference
I'm not sure if it does, I'm horribly technologically inept
I'm trying to figure out why the ether mac address in my ubuntu after using ifconfig/ ip a is different from what I said above
cuz they are totally different
Wait, do MAC Addresses change all the time? If I join a ssh, the ifconfig/ip a shows me a different MAC Address now
fresh verge
for the record I am using windows 10 and have downloaded ubuntu if that makes an...
So... You're.... Dual booting, or using that WSL crap?
fresh verge
Yes, what?
solid ridge
Yes, what?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
I was directed to this link the other day, I believe this is what you're talking about
unfortunately I don't have my own linux machine or whatever the terminology is, so I had to do this instead
fresh verge
I see. I don't provide help for WSL stuff. I haven't really touched nor cared about windows since NT 4.0.
solid ridge
I see. I don't provide help for WSL stuff. I haven't really touched nor cared ab...
Ahh I completely understand, thank you for messaging at all though I seriously appreciate your time
fresh verge
Anytime you ask a question using that, you need to be clear to mention it's under WSL, because that massively changed everything. Especially if it's WSL or WSL2.
solid ridge
I'm going to assume that the difference in MAC Address is because i was using windows, and the ubuntu thing is a completely different address separate
solid ridge
Anytime you ask a question using that, you need to be clear to mention it's unde...
Thank you so much, I had no idea, so I am using WSL
solid ridge
I am assuming it's WSL based off of the link I sent above saying it's Install WSL
Hmmm
Maybe not
I might have WSL 2 then
Original Questions for anyone who comes into this chat:
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To find my MAC Address, I need to use ifconfig, but what exactly is the MAC Address amongst that absolute ridiculous pile of text??? Is it the "Ether?" section? (This may be solved now due to realization of using WSL (2))
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To find the IP Address of a site, I need to use ping and then the name of the site. It shows the IP Address of the site immediately after the name of the site I pinged right? (This is a super dumb question, but just want to make sure). This IP Address is also able to change, right?
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What does it mean "What type of records do you get" when describing doing a DNS lookup of a website????
Extra Context Below
Not sure whether this is WSL 1 or WSL 2
fresh verge
They can see that on the original post....
solid ridge
They can see that on the original post....
Oh I assumed it would automatically drop them down to the bottom of the chat and some may not have wanted to read the chat up top
Command Prompt tells me WSL Version 2
Another question to be had, with regards to Command Prompt, I noticed that when I use getmac, I am able to see 2 different physical addresses.
The first one seems to be my Windows one, but the 2nd one appears to be AWFULLY similar to the one on my Ubuntu WSL 2
It's not the exact same, but it's eerily close, the first 3 segments are identical, but the last 3 segments are different. What is the meaning behind this? Is it the same one being targeted?
fresh verge
WSL2 is basically Microsoft Hyper-V based virtualization, so yes, you're getting new vMAC's, for any vNIC you have. With only guessing "getmac" is not a Linux command, but a Windows one, I have no other input to provide.
And what's the point of this question at all? Where are you going with this?
solid ridge
And what's the point of this question at all? Where are you going with this?
I'm in a terribly organized class where I am attempting to learn the subject and figure out how to complete the assignment.
I have literally 0 experience with Linux and am horribly confused on how to approach these questions
I've only recently installed this WSL program and am trying to figure out what this all even means
fresh verge
So, these are.. homework questions?
solid ridge
Well no, I'm not asking for answers, I'm questioning the results I've received
fresh verge
nods, walks away.
solid ridge
Like, I still don't understand why there are several different MAC Addresses aside from the first one being the windows machine, although you said that I am getting this thing called new vMAC's for any vNIC I have
I actually have no idea what vMAC or vNIC means as a complete novice to all this terminology, but I do wonder why there is a difference in MAC Address for my 2nd one in Command Prompt compared to the Ubuntu ifconfig/ip a result, specifically in the latter half
I don't think it ultimately matters but it'd be nice to know what this even means if anyone knows what I am talking about at all here.
solid ridge
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