Change MAC address via Terminal [duplicate]

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Is there any way to change MAC address via Terminal ?And of course any command for this job ?

2707974 · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-26 12:58:35Z

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Easiest way to change mac address on nic is:

sudo ifconfig eth0 down
sudo ifconfig eth0 hw ether  xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
sudo ifconfig eth0 up

Where xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx represent mac address

For wlan

sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo ifconfig wlan0 hw ether  xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

answered Mar 26 '14 at 12:58

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--- can you have a look at this persons issue and see if you help the guy --- askubuntu.com/questions/439429/… --- thanks – Tasos Mar 26 '14 at 13:03

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marked as duplicate by Radu Rădeanu, Mitch♦ Mar 26 '14 at 13:22