The host name can also be reported to your COMSOL representative for easy handling, but it is not necessary to create the license file. This must be reported to your COMSOL representative in order to sign a license file.
First open the command window: Press keyboard shortcut Window button+R, (or, if you have no window button: Put the insertion point in the search field.). Type in cmd and press Return.Obtaining the HostID on Linux Obtaining the HostID on Windows The HostID is sometimes called Ethernet address or MAC-address (Media Access Control address). The HostID is the physical hardware number of the Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC). The server name is the network name of the computer, which can be just a name, (e.g., bart), a fully qualified ip-name () or an ip-number (130.243.43.3). COMSOL uses the FlexNet Publisher licensing system to create installation codes using the HostID and server name and possibly more information about your system. For many license types in the COMSOL product family, your COMSOL sales representative will ask you for some information in order to create installation codes.
