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kimusan
Asked: 2018-08-17 03:41:16 +0800 CST

Change network mac address using "ip" command

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Usually I would be able to change my wifi mac address with the ifconfig command like :

ifconfig <iface> hw ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

Ubuntu have however deprecated ifconfig in behalf of the "ip" command, so I was wondering if there is an way to get similar functionality using that command?

networking ifconfig ip

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    First run:

    ip link show

    This will list your network devices. Find the one you want to change. Next, run:

    sudo ip link set dev <your device here> down

    Then:

    sudo ip link set dev <your device here> address <your new mac address>

    Finally:

    sudo ip link set dev <your device here> up
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  2. To change the MAC (Media Access Control) address of an eth0 network interface, use the following command with argument “hw ether“. For example, see below.

    [root@tecmint ~]# ifconfig eth0 hw ether AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF

    use this article, i hope this very helpfull for you!

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