var exec = require('child_process').exec; module.exports = function (iface, callback) { exec("ifconfig " + iface, function (err, out) { if (err) { callback(err, null); return; } var match = /[a-f0-9]{2}(:[a-f0-9]{2}){5}/.exec(out.toLowerCase()); if (!match) { callback("did not find a mac address", null); return; } callback(null, match[0].toLowerCase()); }); };