Get android Ethernet MAC Address (not wifi interface)

Question

I\'m using Android with Api level 8 and I want to get the Address of my Ethernet interface (eth0).

On API level 8, the NetworkInterface class don\'t have the function ge

Answer 1

Right now (March 2014) Google doesn't privides an API about Ethernet

This is the rason because we don't have a way to get the ethernet mac like in wifi case.

private String getWifiMACAddress(Context ctx) {
    WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) this.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
    WifiInfo info = wifiManager.getConnectionInfo();
   return info.getMacAddress();
}

One alternative is reading the eth0 file. Please let me know if anyone knows otherwise!