common to all types of OS

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Hello,

I want to write C++ code to get MAC id and mother board ID which is common to all types of OS.
Example the code I have written should work on windows OS as well as CentOS/Ubuntu

Can any please help me to write the common code.
I want to know if it is possible or not?

Thanks in advance and please help me...

Thanks & Regards,
Chakri V.

Posted 13-Aug-14 1:41am

Chakriv

Updated 13-Aug-14 2:21am

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thanks to both of you for replies.....

@ Andi...
this is not interview question... I am writing code to develop unique code for PC's using hardware id's. I just want to know is it possible to have common code or not...

Once again thanks....

Posted 13-Aug-14 2:42am

Chakriv

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Nelek 13-Aug-14 9:43am

Please don't post solutions to chat with people asking or answering. The messages are not always sorted by date, so it can be a bit difficult to follow them correctly.
The best option is to use the "Have a question or comment?" (or the tiny "reply" on another comment). Another advantage is, that the person you write to will get a notification, otherwise it could be that he/she doesn't see your additional message.

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13T02:30:00

Solution 1

In fact, you cannot.
Even if both MAC address and mother board id are common pieces of info for the different operative systems, the way you may collect them depends on the operative systems themselves and are quite different.

Posted 13-Aug-14 2:30am

CPallini

Andreas Gieriet · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13T02:38:00

Solution 2

The OS is a layer between the user-land and the HW. There is no common way between the listed OS to access HW from user-land. Some OS might not even provide the acces you need out-of-the-box.

I wonder why you ask for common code? Is this an interview question to see if you have a very basic understanding of what abstraction an OS provide?

Regards
Andi

Posted 13-Aug-14 2:38am

Andreas Gieriet

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Nelek 13-Aug-14 9:44am

OP wrote you in a non-solution:
@ Andi...
this is not interview question... I am writing code to develop unique code for PC's using hardware id's. I just want to know is it possible to have common code or not...

Once again thanks....

Andreas Gieriet 13-Aug-14 16:14pm

Thanks for highlighting.
I still am confused by the question. I mean OP could have come to that answer himself easily. I.e. if someone wants to start such a task, I assume a minimal understanding of what abstraction layer an OS provides. It simply does not fit.
I sometimges think we answer too quickly and people forget to think before posting a question...
Cheers
Andi

Nelek 14-Aug-14 4:09am

You might be assuming a bit too much. There are a lot of users asking questions that could be answered with tons of results found by a mini search.

Andreas Gieriet 15-Aug-14 2:33am

What I wonder is the discrepancy between the targeted solution and the lack of basic knowhow. There is often a huge gap/lack of a sense for reality. I wonder if such posters would ask in their full name such questions...
Cheers
Andi
PS: Don't get me wrong: I very much welcome almost any question as long it is not pure laziness to think a tiny little bit himself and it is not completely off reality.