Free internet connection at Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA)

The Central Department of Public Administration is connected to the internet through high speed optical fiber. You can enjoy the internet experience at Centreal Department of Public Administration free of cost through your own devices- PDA, Smart Phones or Laptop. For others there are computer terminals at resource center which you can use to access the internet.

Internet can be accessed through WiFi or Ethernet cable. There is free WiFi internet connectivity in the Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA). This facility is provided to all the students, researchers, visitors, faculty members and staff of the Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA). In order to use this network; you need to be the member. You need to register your device from which you can access the resources. For membership, please contact IT Officer Er. Prabin Babu Dhakal, or admin Mr. Krishna Prashad Amgain or Coordinator Dr. Narendra Raj Paudel.

Digital Library and Resource Center of Public Administration

There is a huge collection of digital resources in the resoucre center or Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA). There are about 25000 books, journals, periodicals and research articles. These resources include

  • Textbooks
  • Reference Books
  • Many International Journals
  • Research Articles

The Students and researchers can access these resources from the Resource center of Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA). These resources can be accessed directly from the computer in the specified stations at the Central Department of Public Administration. The resource center of Public Administration Campus (PAC) will also be equiped with this service in the near future.

Free WiFi internet connectivity at Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA)

There is free WiFi internet connectivity in the Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA). This facility is provided to all the students, researchers, visitors, faculty members and staff of the Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA). You can access the CDPA network through any WiFi enabled devices like laptop, tablet computers, or mobile phones. In order to use this network; you need to be the member. You need to register your device from which you can access the resources. For membership, please contact IT Officer Er. Prabin Babu Dhakal, or admin Mr. Krishna Prashad Amgain or Coordinator Dr. Narendra Raj Paudel.

To use the CDPA network, you should read the guidelines to internet use and adhere all the conditions stated there. To register the device, you need to fill a form and send your MAC address to the IT Officer. To find MAC address please follow the instructions on the pages below. If you are unable to do as indicated, please contact the admin.

If you run windows box,

  • Download  MAC Address finding tool and double click. This link howerver is available only in CDPA office hours.
  • Supply your details like name, batch, post etc. on the prompt.
  • This will generate a report in the same folder.
  • Mail it to admin @ cdpa . edu . np to get registered to CDPA network.

Windows 8, 7 and vista

In Windows 8, 7 and Vista, to view the MAC address of your network adapter(s):

  • From the Start menu search field, type cmd and press Enter.
  • At the command prompt that appears, enter: ipconfig /all
  • The MAC address is the six pairs of hexadecimal numbers in the field labeled "Physical Address".
  • If more than 1 MAC address is displayed, chose the one with Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection.

Example:Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-C0-00-17-AC
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.9.104
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Windows XP

In Windows XP, to view the MAC address of your network adapter(s):

  • From the Start menu, select Run... .
  • In the "Open:" field, enter cmd .
  • At the command prompt that appears, enter: ipconfig /all
  • The MAC address is the six pairs of hexadecimal numbers in the field labeled "Physical Address".
  • If more than 1 MAC address is displayed, chose the one with Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection.

Example:Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-C0-00-17-AC
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.9.104
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Linux

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "ifconfig -a"
  • From the displayed information, find eth0 (this is the default first Ethernet adapter)
  • Locate the number next to the HWaddr. This is your MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 00:08:C7:4C:8C:06.

Example "ifconfig -a" output:
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:C7:4C:8C:06
          inet addr:192.168.111.20  Bcast:192.168.111.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

Solaris/SunOS

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "/sbin/ifconfig -a"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (it will probably be called le0 or ie0)
  • Locate the number next to ether. This is your MAC address

The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 0:3a:ba:2:1b:b0 -- leading zeros are removed. For this example, the actual MAC Address would be 00:3a:ba:02:1b:b0.

Example "ifconfig -a" output:
le0: flags=863 mtu 1500
     inet 192.168.111.30 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.111.255
     ether 0:3a:ba:2:1b:b0

FreeBSD/NetBSD

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "ifconfig -a"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number next to the HWaddr. This is your MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 00:08:C7:1B:BC:02.

(Using the command"dmesg"will also display the MAC address -- along with a lot of other information)

Example "ifconfig -a" output:
    ed0: flags=8843 mtu 1500
         inet 192.168.111.40 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.111.255
         ether 00:08:C7:1B:BC:02

OpenBSD

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "netstat -in"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 00:08:c7:1b:ac:02.

Example "netstat -in" output:
Name  Mtu  Network  Address           Ipkts    Ierrs Opkts   Oerrs Colls
fxp0  1500 <Link>   00:08:c7:1b:ac:02 4112773  0     224501  0     0

Caldera/SCO UnixWare/OpenUNIX

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "ndstat"
  • From the displayed information, find net0 (this is the default first Ethernet adapter)
  • Locate the number below MAC Address in use. This is your MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 00:00:c0:8a:0a:2e.

Example "ndstat" output:
   Device       MAC address in use    Factory MAC Address
   ------       ------------------    -------------------
   /dev/net0    00:00:c0:8a:0a:2e     00:00:c0:8a:0a:2e

HP-UX (HP UNIX)

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "/usr/sbin/lanscan"
  • From the displayed information, find lan0 (this is the default first Ethernet adapter)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 0x000E7F0D8aD6 -- the leading hexadecimal indicator should be removed. For this example, the actual MAC Address would be 00:0E:7F:0D:8a:D6.

Example "lanscan" output:
Hardware Station        Dev Hardware Net-Interface   NM  Encapsulation      Mjr
Path     Address               lu  State    NameUnit State  ID  Methods      Num
2.0.2    0x000E7F0D8aD6 0   UP       lan0         UP      4   ETHER         52

IRIX (4.1 and later) (SGI UNIX)

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "netstat -ia"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address

Alternate Method

  • Typing "/etc/nvram eaddr" should also show the MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 00:00:6b:7b:1a:6a.

Example "netstat -ia" output:
Name  Mtu    Network   Address            Ipkts   Ierrs   Opkts  Oerrs  Coll
ec0   1500   nowhere   warum              6514913 10234  184317     0  13513
                       192.168.111.90
                       00:00:6b:7b:1a:6a

NeXTStep

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "/sbin/ifconfig -a"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (it will probably be called le0 or ie0)
  • Locate the number next to ether. This is your MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 0:0:f:a1:7c:a0 -- leading zeros are removed. For this example, the actual MAC Address would be 00:00:0f:a1:7c:a0.

Example "ifconfig -a" output:
le0: flags=863 mtu 1500
     inet 192.168.111.70 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.111.255
     ether 0:0:f:a1:7c:a0

 

AIX (IBM UNIX)

 

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "netstat -ia"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of 00:09:6e:51:1f:7e.

Example "netstat -ia" output:
Name  Mtu    Network   Address            Ipkts      Ierrs    Opkts      Oerrs  Coll
ec0   1500   nowhere    flotsam              5514233 11434  101317     0      14113
                       192.168.111.95
                       00:09:6e:51:1f:7e

Tru64 UNIX (Digital UNIX)

 

  • As the root user (or user with appropriate permissions)
  • Type "netstat -ia"
  • From the displayed information, find the Ethernet adapter (the name changes based on the Ethernet card installed)
  • Locate the number below Address. This is your MAC address
  • The MAC Address will be displayed in the form of >00:00:F8:1a:73:de.

Example "netstat -ia" output:
Name  Mtu    Network   Address            Ipkts     Ierrs    Opkts      Oerrs  Coll
ec0   1500   nowhere   jetsam              5514233 11434  101317     0      14113
                       192.168.111.95
                       00:00:F8:1a:73:de