diff --git a/Lib/uuid.py b/Lib/uuid.py
index 7432032..618bc63 100644
--- a/Lib/uuid.py
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py
@@ -339,8 +339,9 @@
 def _ifconfig_getnode():
     """Get the hardware address on Unix by running ifconfig."""
     # This works on Linux ('' or '-a'), Tru64 ('-av'), but not all Unixes.
+    keywords = ('hwaddr', 'ether', 'address:', 'lladdr')
     for args in ('', '-a', '-av'):
-        mac = _find_mac('ifconfig', args, ['hwaddr', 'ether'], lambda i: i+1)
+        mac = _find_mac('ifconfig', args, keywords, lambda i: i+1)
         if mac:
             return mac
 
@@ -353,7 +354,20 @@
         return None
 
     # Try getting the MAC addr from arp based on our IP address (Solaris).
-    return _find_mac('arp', '-an', [ip_addr], lambda i: -1)
+    mac = _find_mac('arp', '-an', [ip_addr], lambda i: -1)
+    if mac:
+        return mac
+
+    # This works on OpenBSD
+    mac = _find_mac('arp', '-an', [ip_addr], lambda i: i+1)
+    if mac:
+        return mac
+
+    # This works on Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD
+    mac = _find_mac('arp', '-an', ['(%s)' % ip_addr],
+                    lambda i: i+2)
+    if mac:
+        return mac
 
 def _lanscan_getnode():
     """Get the hardware address on Unix by running lanscan."""