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Finding the HostID on a Windows® PC Using IPCONFIG

How to Use IPCONFIG to Find the HostID for Your Prochip License Request

IPCONFIG is a command-line utility that can be used to display the network settings of a PC. When you launch IPCONFIG, you will see information about your network’s configuration, including the physical address of your Ethernet adapter, which is a 12-digit hexadecimal number which uses this format: XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. This is the HostID number that you will need to provide to generate your Prochip license.

Open a DOS window (command prompt), and enter the following command to display all the network settings for your PC:

C:\> ipconfig /all

This will generate a list of settings that are similar to the one in this example:

Finding the FlexID

The FlexID number can be found on the label for the dongle (hardware security key). It begins “FLEXID=”, followed by a series of numbers in one of these formats: X-XXXXXXXX or XX-XXXXXXXX. You will need to provide this FlexID number to generate your Prochip license file.

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