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MAC changer GUI 1.1
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sc0ttman


Joined: 16 Sep 2009
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Location: UK
PostPosted: Sun 23 Jan 2011, 17:47    Post subject:  MAC changer GUI 1.1
Subject description: change your MAC address		  
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:
Code:
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


I've attached a simple GUI for it, too.

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
macchanger-gui.pet
Description  the gui, version 1.1
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macchanger-1.5.0-i486.pet
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chrome307


Joined: 15 Jan 2009
Posts: 713
PostPosted: Mon 24 Jan 2011, 07:55    Post subject:  
@ sc0ttman

Thank you very much for this Smile ....and all the other great apps you provide!!

I needed this application for my Linux Dreambox
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sc0ttman


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PostPosted: Mon 18 Jul 2011, 11:45    Post subject:  
GUI updated to 1.1

now supports random MAC addresses and startup script in /root/Startup
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n01fu

Joined: 10 Apr 2009
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PostPosted: Sun 06 Nov 2011, 19:12    Post subject: lost eth0  
mac changer and loaded an address of aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa,and after reboot my eth0 disappeared. i unloaded macchanger and could still not find my internal nic.

anyone have a suggestion on how to recover it?
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cleg223

Joined: 07 Apr 2012
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PostPosted: Sat 21 Apr 2012, 09:41    Post subject:
Subject description: RE:		  
I've noticed this pet does not support a menu entry, is there any chance of a version which provides this?
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sc0ttman


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PostPosted: Sat 21 Apr 2012, 13:10    Post subject:
Subject description: RE:		  
cleg223 wrote:
I've noticed this pet does not support a menu entry, is there any chance of a version which provides this?


Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Categories=Network
Comment=Macchanger - edit your MAC address
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=macchanger-gui
GenericName=Macchanger - edit your MAC address
Icon=/usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons/pc-2x.xpm
Name=Macchanger - edit your MAC address
Terminal=false
Type=Application


Paste the above text in a text editor and save as /usr/share/applications/mac_changer.desktop
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Bill_Gates


Joined: 31 Jan 2007
Posts: 154
Location: Medina, Washington
PostPosted: Fri 12 Oct 2012, 15:11    Post subject:  
sc0ttman, I love your MAC Changer app however it only changes eth0 why not wlan0 as well?
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sc0ttman


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Location: UK
PostPosted: Sat 13 Oct 2012, 09:26    Post subject:  
Bill_Gates wrote:
sc0ttman, I love your MAC Changer app however it only changes eth0 why not wlan0 as well?

Cos I know nothing about network interfaces, how to find/choose them, etc... Someone is welcome to enlighten me, and I will post an update.
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muggins

Joined: 20 Jan 2006
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Location: lisbon
PostPosted: Sat 13 Oct 2012, 16:20    Post subject:  
https://tails.boum.org/forum/Macchanger_doesn__39__t_work/

Quote:
ifconfig wlan0 down

macchanger -a -e wlan0

ifconfig wlan0 up


You could probably automate this by adding the above to /etc/rc.d/rc.local.
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