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[STDS-802-Privacy] Shell script for changing MAC address on a Windows PC



Since we are debating MAC Address changes, I assume that many of you may want to try it on a Windows PC. When I started such trials, I found this blog entry by Jason Fossen of SANS: http://cyber-defense.sans.org/blog/2011/10/06/change-mac-address-in-windows-powershell. It points to a script “New-MACaddress.ps1" in the SEC505_WindowsDay6-PowerShell folder inside this zip file:   http://www.sans.org/windows-security/files/scripts.zip.

 

The mechanism used to change the MAC Address involves reloading the driver, which can take several seconds for the complex drivers used in some Wi-Fi cards. I would not personally use that in production systems, but for experimentation it is quite convenient.

 

-- Christian Huitema