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Macchanger
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MAC changer is a program that will change an interfaces mac address.
root # emerge net-analyzer/macchanger
Usage
Note
to change an address you must completely disconnect from all networks on the interface
Show Vendor Codes
root # macchanger -l
Generate a Random Address
root # macchanger -r wlan0
Pretend To Be A Burned In Address
root # macchanger -rb wlan0
Manually Assign an Address
root # macchanger -m 11:22:33:44:55:66 wlan0
Revert All Changes
root # macchanger -p wlan0
NetworkManager Autostart
The e flag will keep the vendor code, and b will pretend to be burned in resulting in random macs every interface up.
/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/pre-up.d/macchanger.sh (bash source code) - auto change mac address#!/bin/bash
macchanger -eb $1
The script must be executable:
root # chmod +x /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/pre-up.d/macchanger.sh
Restart NetworkManager:
root # rc-service NetworkManager restart