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TANUJMINTLINUX

MAC changing

Post by TANUJMINTLINUX »

in linux mint 17 i am not able to connect to wifi if i change my MAC which was possible in previous versions .
i am not able to connect to wifi unless i try to connect with its original mac address
can anyone tell me simply how to chnage mac address in linux mint 17
as
1 - Cloning MAC , 2 -- ifconfig command and 3 --- Macchanger
are not able to do this job
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ktheking

Re: MAC changing

Post by ktheking »

known bug in ubuntu 14.04 :
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... st13015871
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1320752

In the first link ,there's a workaround mentioned :
i guess its a problem with networkmanager, if i do the "normal" procedure (deactivate wireless(wether ifdown or simply declick wirelles on nm) macchanger -m mac reactivate) it does work like a charm, ....
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