macchanger - MAC Changer

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  EXAMPLE  SEE ALSO  AUTHOR 

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NAME

macchanger − MAC Changer

SYNOPSIS

macchanger [options] device

DESCRIPTION

macchanger is a GNU/Linux utility for viewing/manipulating the MAC address for network interfaces.

OPTIONS

macchanger accepts the following options:
−h, −−help

Show summary of options.

−V, −−version

Show version of program.

−s, −−show

Prints the current MAC. This is the default action when no other option is specified.

−e, −−ending

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.

−p, −−permanent

Reset MAC address to its original, permanent hardware value.

−l, −−list[=keyword]

Print known vendors (with keyword in the vendor’s description string).

−b, −−bia

When setting fully random MAC pretend to be a burned-in-address. If not used, the MAC will have the locally-administered bit set.

−m, −−mac XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX, −−mac=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

Set the MAC XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX.

EXAMPLE

macchanger −A eth1

SEE ALSO

ifconfig (8)

AUTHOR

Alvaro Lopez Ortega <[email protected]>.

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