How to change the MAC address of pc?

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I am currently using ubuntu 13.04 along With windows 7. But I want to change my MAC address of pc. Is there any way to change it.

score 22 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 29 '16 at 16:52

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In a command line (terminal), run:

sudo ifconfig eth0 down
sudo ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
sudo ifconfig eth0 up

That's sufficient for the current user's session. However, in order for the changes to persist, you must also edit /etc/network/interfaces and create or modify an entry for the interface. For example:

iface eth0 inet dhcp
     hwaddress ether 08:00:00:00:00:01

Source: http://blog.sleeplessbeastie.eu/2013/01/11/how-to-change-the-mac-address-of-an-ethernet-interface/

edited Jan 29 '16 at 16:52

blong

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answered Dec 13 '13 at 10:46

Vinicius Tinti

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you should mention that we should use sudo before all those command – Alex Jones Nov 27 '14 at 10:01
Old post but thanks. For some reason after a power outage my mac address was lost. Was able to get it from a log and set it this way - yah! – Josh Morel Apr 21 '17 at 00:41

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '13 at 09:37

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You can install macchanger

sudo apt-get install macchanger 
macchanger --mac=01:23:45:67:89:AB eth1

answered Dec 13 '13 at 09:37

Mitesh Shah

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score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 13 '13 at 09:23

In Ubuntu you can clone a Mac address in the network settings.

Click on the network icon in the top bar and select Edit connections. Select your current network and hit Edit. In the Ethernet tab you should see your actual device MAC and a field to enter the MAC you want to clone.

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