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Proper way for changing MAC address in a linux VM?
I tried to change the MAC address in a ubuntu VM (virtualbox), but after that it threw lots of errors during boot, and then I had no internet connection.
Then I saw that the interface was renamed to ...
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Why does my MAC address reset after reconnecting?
I use Ubuntu 12. I'm changing my MAC address with ifconfig wlan0 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, which works. However when I restart my connection, my computer resets the MAC address to my original MAC ...
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Internet Connection Sharing bypassing MAC Filter in Ubuntu Linux
My university gives me an internet connection by Ethernet, DHCP but they have installed MAC Filtering to allow only using my PC.
I have a wireless router TL-WR340GD. which has MAC address cloning ...
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Another user in my network is using my IP and MAC address - what can I do?
These days I had problem with my internet connection.
I have a static IP connection, but some time ago I couldn't access the internet. A friend helped me and we found out that the IP and MAC-address ...
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How can I find out my WiFi adapter's MAC address on Ubuntu Linux?
What command can I enter in a terminal to find out the MAC address of my WiFi adapter?
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how to get MAC address for wireless access point?
How can I get the MAC address for the wireless access point in Ubuntu?
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How reliable is changing the mac address in /etc/network/interfaces?
I'm running ubuntu server 10.04
If i change the mac address by adding (in /etc/network/interfaces)
hwaddress ether 12:34:56:78:9A:BC
How reliable is this? Can someone still determine my real mac ...
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linux software to query the skyhook database
I'm a Ubuntu user. I'm looking for some software which will query the Skyhook database with the MAC addresses of all the wifi hotspots in range of my computer and display the results. I'm looking for ...
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Network interface missing in ubuntu after changing MAC address
Hi I'm using Ubuntu Server on my VirtualBox. But I changed the MAC address of the NIC from virtual box settings. But now I cannot find the interface when I enter ifconfig. What should I do?
