WiFi hardware in Model S (MAC Address / Vendor)

[widodh]

Now that the WiFi is enabled in Model S, has anybody checked out the MAC address of Model S yet?

I'm curious to know what vendor they used for the WiFi and if it will be able to do 5Ghz WiFi.

Could somebody post the MAC address of their car? You can skip the last two digits if you want to.

Using this list: http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui/oui.txt

We can found I which vendor they are using.

 

[rlang59]

The MAC address will just tell you that it is Tesla (assuming they set them like they are supposed to), not the vendor of the WiFi part.

 

[widodh]

The MAC address will just tell you that it is Tesla (assuming they set them like they are supposed to), not the vendor of the WiFi part.

Tesla is not listed as having their own range of mac addresses. For example BMW is.

Since they build the car from various components I assume they didn't change the MAC and it will be original vendor's MAC address.

 

[Fuzzylogic]

just checked my router, it must be this one:

90:03:B7 which belongs to Parrot

OEM chips supporting Wifi:
ParrotOEM - Parrot OEM Solutions - FC 6050 & FC 6000 Modules

 

[widodh]

just checked my router, it must be this one:

90:03:B7 which belongs to Parrot

OEM chips supporting Wifi:
ParrotOEM - Parrot OEM Solutions - FC 6050 & FC 6000 Modules

Indeed, that was what I was looking for.

Interesting thing is this part (FC6050):

Multimedia connectivity to iPod & USB

So while Model S currently doesn't support an iPod, the chip would support it?

 

[Zapped]

No sure about the quality of the Parrot hardware but my WIFI just died yesterday. No WIFI or 3G ( bars are black).
Interestingly the google maps is still working.
SC indicated the center display will be replaced.

 

[phat78boy]

I would hope they used a chip with bluetooth 4.0 capabilities.

 

[markn455]

Mine is 90:03:B7:F2

 

[SLVR]

Mine is 90:03:B7:F2

How did you find the MAC address, where do i look?

 

[markn455]

How did you find the MAC address, where do i look?

I found it in my DHCP server listing of assigned IP addresses. I don't believe there is anywhere in the MS Screens where that is displayed to the consumer.

 

[Pluto]

How did you find the MAC address, where do i look?

One way to find it is by setting up your phone as a hotspot, then connecting your device to your phone. On your phone it'll show you the names and MAC addresses of all connected devices on Android at least (if I'm remembering right).

 

[SoccerMan94043]

Click on the wifi logo on your 17" screen in the upper right. I'm going on memory here but there is either a little "i" next to the work wifi on the wifi setup screen or a settings menu option at the bottom of the wifi list. Click on that to get your MAC info.

 

[SoccerMan94043]

Just had a chance to confirm. Hit wifi image, then select the wifi settings then hit the "i" next to wifi in the upper left of that dialog (I found an image online showing it... check the red circle).

 

[Klaxxon]

Just to update, my 2017 MAC is a different Parrot range starting with A0:14:3D

 

[GaryREM]

Parrot is using:

00:12:1c
00:26:7e
90:03:b7 as reported earlier
90:3a:e6 on my 2017 75D
a0:14:3d as reported by @Klaxxon

 

[Lees90D]

My 2016 Model S uses 90:03:B7:FC:40 and I notice that it uses a lot of my paltry bandwidth uploading. I need to turn DATA SHARING off but have to figure out how.