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10<H1>NETGetWirelessMacAddress</H1>
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12<H2>Syntax</H2>
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14  <DD><PRE><CODE>#include &lt;revolution/net.h&gt;</CODE></PRE>
15  <DD><PRE><CODE>s32     NETGetWirelessMacAddress( u8* pAddr );</CODE></PRE>
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18<H2>Description</H2>
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20Gets the MAC address of the Wi-Fi module. Always gets the MAC address for the Wi-Fi module, regardless of the network interface in use with the current network settings.
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23Returns an error during the period after startup until the wireless hardware has finished initializing. A mutex (mutual exclusion) error may also occur if other network-related functions are being called. If one of these errors occurs, call this function again after a short period of time.
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26<H2>Arguments</H2>
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29    <TD width="120" bgcolor="#ffffe8"><code><em><strong>pAddr</strong></em></code></TD>
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31Specifies the buffer to which the MAC address is read. Writes 6 bytes of data to the specified address.
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36<h2>Return Values</h2>
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38Returns zero for success. Otherwise, returns a negative value.<br> A value of -4 (<CODE>NCD_RESULT_EXCLUSIVE</CODE>) indicates that a mutex with another function caused the operation to fail. A value of -8 (<CODE>NCD_RESULT_INPROGRESS</CODE>) indicates that the wireless hardware has not finished initializing. <br><br>Treat other error values as errors unrecoverable even after a retry.
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41<H2>See Also</H2>
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43None.
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46<H2>Revision History</H2>
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482008/02/29 Added error descriptions. <br>2007/01/31 Initial version.
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