MAC address of server returns "Access Denied"

[lidds]

Can anyone help me please, I currently have a vb.net app that has an SQL database running on a companies server. I am currently trying to get the MAC address of the server using the below code. This code works fine for a networked computer but not for the server (I guess because it has additional security, which would make sense). Can anyone advise me on a better way to get this info or how I can solve my original code.

Note: I don't want to use a stored procedure (if this is possible) as people are able to tamper, and this is used for licensing of my app.

' this is the hostname of the server
dim hostName as string = "server0001"
 
Try
                Dim cls As New ManagementClass("\\" & hostName & "\root\cimv2", "Win32_NetworkAdapter", _
                    New ObjectGetOptions(Nothing, TimeSpan.MaxValue, False))
                Dim col As Object
                col = cls.GetInstances()
 
                Dim obj As ManagementObject
                For Each obj In col
                    If Not obj.Properties("MACAddress").Value Is Nothing Then
                        msgbox(obj.Properties("MACAddress").Value.ToString().Replace(":", "-"))
                    End If
                Next
            Catch ex As Exception
                msgbox(ex.Message)
            End Try

Thanks in advance

Simon