Re: [STDS-802-Privacy] Linux macchanger

[Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Standard

The point is that there ARE tools to make initial testing easier.

Some of them can do not nice things like look like other systems, but WE shall use them for the GOOD OF THE NET (tm).  ;)

On 09/19/2014 02:16 PM, Paul Lambert wrote:

This tools supports both spoofing and local (random) MAC addresses.

In developing guidelines for changing MAC addresses we should ensure that
we use local MAC local addresses.

Using local addresses may also enable better adaptation of existing
Œlocation services¹ to spot and handle randomized addresses differently.

Paul



On 9/19/14, 7:48 AM, "Robert Moskowitz" <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Then there is this, readily available in Linux.


On 09/17/2014 11:08 AM, Dario Lesca wrote:

I use macchanger:

$ sudo yum install macchanger
...
$ macchanger --help
GNU MAC Changer
Usage: macchanger [options] device

   -h,  --help                   Print this help
   -V,  --version                Print version and exit
   -s,  --show                   Print the MAC address and exit
   -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
   -p,  --permanent              Reset to original, permanent
hardwareMAC
   -r,  --random                 Set fully random MAC
   -l,  --list[=keyword]         Print known vendors
   -b,  --bia                    Pretend to be a burned-in-address
   -m,  --mac=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX  Set the MAC XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

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