Methods for finding the HOST ID*
OS: Windows
Command: ipconfig /all
Comment: The hostid is returned as the 12 digit hex ‘Physical Address’. Remove the hyphens, ‘-’, before entering it.
OS: Linux
Command: /sbin/ifconfig eth0
Comment: Returns a 12 digit hex ‘HWaddr’. Remove the colons. Only eth0 can be used to obtain the host ID.
OS: Solaris
Command: /usr/bin/hostid
Comment: Returns the 8 digit hex host ID. |