How to Change MAC Address in Linux | Mint | Ubuntu | MAC Changer | Linux Change MAC Address
You can change MAC address of your all network devices in Linux operating system. This is a script approach where you can change MAC address as variable.
Installation Step :
sudo apt-get install macchanger
sudo apt-get install gedit
Step 1:
gksudo gedit /etc/init.d/changemacfile
Step 2:
# Start of script file “changemacfile”
#!/bin/bash
# Enter capital letter as mac address
MYMAC=AA:BB:CC:44:33:44
# Disable all the network devices
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig wlan0 down
/usr/bin/macchanger -m $MYMAC eth0
/usr/bin/macchanger -m $MYMAC wlan0
# Re-enable all the network devices
ifconfig eth0 up
ifconfig wlan0 up
# End of script file
Step 3:
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/changemacfile
sudo update-rc.d changemacfile defaults 10
#remove/disable your script with the “defaults 10”
update-rc.d -f changemacfile remove
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