How to change my MAC address? (solved)

Jirka · 2007-03-20 13:06:59

I have already connected to the internet, but I must everytime switch the MAC address of network card in the settings on the site of my provider and manualy restart modem, because I can have only one MAC address

I'll never be connected by my PC and my Notebook simultaneously, so is it possible to change the MAC address of the network card of my notebook?

I have written this small script:

#!/bin/bash
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:01:02:03:04:05
ifconfig eth0 up

This script change the MAC address though, but nothing works...

In the logs (tail -f /var/log/messages.log) I get ACPI: Device does not support D2 then I change MAC adress (step 1, row 2)

One of advices I got is, to add dhclient eth0, but this command is not found.

Or is it possible to change the MAC address permanently?

Thanky

Last edited by Jirka (2007-03-20 15:04:10)

tomk · 2007-03-20 13:55:20

dhcpcd eth0 - Arch doesn't use dhclient by default.

Jirka · 2007-03-20 14:11:22

tomk wrote:

dhcpcd eth0 - Arch doesn't use dhclient by default.

Ok, thans, and is some possibility how to change the MAC address permanently? Or why is my changed MAC address working?

Jirka · 2007-03-20 14:50:11

EDIT:

Oh, ok, I have solved it by detali reading of Wiki. Just dhcpcd eth0 adding was enough. Thank you tomk

Last edited by Jirka (2007-03-20 15:03:58)

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#1 2007-03-20 13:06:59

How to change my MAC address? (solved)

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Re: How to change my MAC address? (solved)

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Re: How to change my MAC address? (solved)

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Re: How to change my MAC address? (solved)

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