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Get Mac Address Using VBScript

I'm trying to put some basic level of protection to an Excel (for Windows) application I'm writing. I was thinking on generating a license file using the machine's mac address. My question is: how can I get the Mac Address using VBScript?

Solution 
  • dim WMI:  set WMI = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\cimv2")
dim Nads: set Nads = WMI.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_NetworkAdapter where physicaladapter=true") 
dim nad
for each Nad in Nads
    if not isnull(Nad.MACAddress) then Wscript.Echo Nad.description, Nad.MACAddress   
next

    However MAC can be a poor choice; What's a good way to uniquely identify a computer?.

    This will return all physical adapters, but for me I also see my Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows which I would not describe as physical.