Kevin Wells has released an update to one of his various applications that allow remote sites to be interrogated for information from the RISC OS desktop – this time MACadd, a program used for getting information about MAC (Media Access Control) addresses.
MAC addresses are usually written as twelve digit hexadecimal (base 16) values, and are intended to be unique addresses associated with devices connected to a network – although more often than not, they are usually associated with network interfaces on those devices. A computer with both an ethernet network port and wireless networking capability will usually have two possible MAC addresses, for example, though most users will only be connecting to a network with one.
Kev’s software allows the user to input a MAC address, and will then perform a little Wget incantation under the hood to send that address to MAC Address Lookup. It then displays the information that gets returned, which can include the vendor of the equipment it is assigned to, the type of assignment, when it was first registered, and so on.
New in version 2.01 is the ability to save the full information that gets returned, in a number of different file formats.
If you find any of Kevin’s software, why not consider rewarding him for it by buying some merchandise or with a small contribution.
