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Q: How to change mac address in Ubuntu Linux? (Mac spoofing) Mac spoofing
Q: How to change mac address in Ubuntu Linux? (Mac spoofing) Mac spoofing
Mac spoofing is changing a factory assigned Mac address (Media Access Control Address) of an ethernet device. You can change the mac address of your NIC card by following the steps below
How to know mac address of a device
How to know mac address of a device
user@ubuntu:~$ ifconfig -a | grep HWaddr
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:4D:A0:6A:4A
Change Mac address of a device
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces
iface eth0 inet static #(you may see this line if eth0 have a static ipaddress)
hwaddress ether a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:f6 #(add this line, new mac address for eth0)
#(Save the "interfaces" file)
Restart networking to take effect new Mac address
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
* Reconfiguring network interfaces... [ OK ]
Verify new Mac address
user@ubuntu:~$ ifconfig -a | grep HWaddr
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:f6
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2 comments:
There are many methods and tools for changing mac address but this one is certainly one of the best way through which you easily perform this operation.
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Silvester Norman
Changing MAC Address
Never have found any change in MAC Address important.Don't know why people are crazy about it ?
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Charlie Electra
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