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#1 2016-04-30 08:36:46
- halogen
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[SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
Since NM has been updated to 1.2 in the repos, I've been looking for a way to enable the new MAC address randomization feature, but I can't seem to find anything by googling or by searching the arch wiki. Any idea how to enable it?
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#2 2016-04-30 10:57:17
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
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#3 2016-04-30 11:16:24
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
@masolit, macchanger is a separate program, while the OP wants to know about NM's own mac randomization feature.
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#4 2016-04-30 12:57:33
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
Try 'man NetworkManager.conf' 
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#5 2016-04-30 17:41:39
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
Try 'man NetworkManager.conf'
Ah, there it is. Thanks.
I'll try placing wifi.mac-address-randomization=true under the [main] section then.
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#6 2016-04-30 20:30:53
- Thorsten Reinbold
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
Is it possible to use this for wired connections too?
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#7 2016-05-01 13:02:41
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
@Thorsten you should use Macchanger for LAN. The new NM feature only applies to wireless networks (and AFAIK only while scanning - see https://blogs.gnome.org/lkundrak/2016/0 … -networks/ and https://lwn.net/Articles/684796/)
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#8 2016-05-01 13:39:15
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
I'll try placing wifi.mac-address-randomization=true under the [main] section then.
From the man page it seems that option should go into a [connection] section, not the [main] section.
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#9 2016-05-01 17:45:23
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
From the man page it seems that option should go into a [connection] section, not the [main] section.
I guess you're right. Thanks.
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#10 2016-06-28 13:29:04
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager 1.2 MAC randomization?
Has anyone got this working?
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