MAC changer GUI 1.2
Posted: Sun 23 Jan 2011, 21:47
macchanger
change your MAC address
(I know that can be done with ifconfig, but it broke my connection when I tested it, but this one never has)
I am not sure why you might change MAC address,
but you may need to change your mac address if:
- you are on a network that accepts only a limited number of or fixed mac addresses, and have too many devices
(my old xbox wifi adapter required me to look into this)
Here is a command line interface (terminal) tool for doing just that.
Usage:
I've attached a simple GUI for it, too.
UPDATED GUI, June 2013
Version 1.2
- added network interface selection at start of process
- small fixes and error code fixes
UPDATED GUI, July 2011:
Version 1.1
- allows for creation of random MAC addresses
- creates startup script in /root/Startup to keep settings
- can create new random address at each boot
change your MAC address
(I know that can be done with ifconfig, but it broke my connection when I tested it, but this one never has)
I am not sure why you might change MAC address,
but you may need to change your mac address if:
- you are on a network that accepts only a limited number of or fixed mac addresses, and have too many devices
(my old xbox wifi adapter required me to look into this)
Here is a command line interface (terminal) tool for doing just that.
Usage:
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macchanger [options] device
-h, --help Print this help
-V, --version Print version and exit
-s, --show Print the MAC address and exit
-e, --endding Don't change the vendor bytes
-a, --another Set random vendor MAC of the same kind
-A Set random vendor MAC of any kind
-r, --random Set fully random MAC
-l, --list[=keyword] Print known vendors
-m, --mac=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Set the MAC XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
UPDATED GUI, June 2013
Version 1.2
- added network interface selection at start of process
- small fixes and error code fixes
UPDATED GUI, July 2011:
Version 1.1
- allows for creation of random MAC addresses
- creates startup script in /root/Startup to keep settings
- can create new random address at each boot