How do I find my CPUID and Host Name from the command line?
Listed is some helpful information on how to obtain the necessary CPU ID information needed for codeword generation. These commands should be executed in the root directory.
Windows Operating System
Windows 7 or later:
Click on Start and type cmd in the search field and hit Enter At the prompt, type getmac /v /fo list
CPU ID/Host ID is the Physical Address displayed on your machine of the LAN adapter.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Connection Name: Local Area Connection: (no numbers after this)
Network Adapter: Intel<R> Ethernet Connection I218-LM
Physical Address: 00-13-05-E1-A8-DF
Transport Name: \Device\Tcpip_{2544799D-F6E8-4506-90A9-42EABDD395D1}
Versions earlier than Windows 7:
Select Start > Run and enter the following command: cmd /k ipconfig /all
CPU ID/Host ID is the Physical Address displayed on your machine of the LAN adapter.
EXAMPLE:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: (no numbers after this)
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . . . . . . . . . . your_network.com.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00-13-05-E1-A8-DF
Windows 10:
Click on START and type cmd in the search field and hit Enter
At the prompt, type getmac /v /fo list
CPU ID/Host ID is the Physical Address displayed on your machine of the LAN adapter.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Connection Name: Ethernet: (no numbers after this)
Network Adapter: Intel<R> Ethernet Connection (2) I218-LM
Physical Address: 00-13-05-E1-A8-DF
Transport Name: Media disconnected
Hardware Keys
If you are using a hardware key, also known as a dongle:
Sentinel Key: obtain the flex id number located on the key
Example: B2850127 or 36C52866 8 digits
Dallas Dongle: obtain the flex id number located on the key
Example: 8-5E700059B957 14 digits
USB Dongle: obtain the flex id number located on the key
Example: 9-5E3ACF55 10 digits
Example: 10-389FE8C8 11 digits
LINUX - RedHat
Host Name: enter in command: /bin/hostname
LAN Card Ethernet ID: enter in command: /sbin/ifconfig -a eth0
The command will return information similar to this:
Ethernet Address: 00:60:94:e6:37:8e (also known as hardware address)
SUN Operating System
- In Sun, go to the shell prompt.
- Enter the command: lmutil lmhost –flexid
- Read the FlEXlm host Id of your machine, usually it looks like the line listed below (in bold) :
The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is "FLEXID=839b5f4d"