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--- diy:change-mac [2024/06/07 03:49] – Humphrey Boa-Gart
+++ diy:change-mac [2024/08/06 05:48] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 **ifconfig** (short for "interface config") is a command-line network management utility that has been in use on Unix-like systems since 1983. Many alternatives have come and gone, but ifconfig remains the de facto standard on most BSD, MacOS and Linux machines.
-Run ''ifconfig'' to find your network adapter name:
+Run ''ifconfig'' in your [[tools:bash|shell]] to find your network adapter name:
   $ ifconfig
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 ==== Manually, with PowerShell ====
-  - Open the “Command Prompt” or “PowerShell” with administrator privileges.
+  - Open the **Command Prompt** or [[tools:powershell|PowerShell]] with administrator privileges.
-  - Use the ‘netsh interface show interface` command to get a list of network adapters on your system.
+  - Use the ''netsh interface show interface'' command to get a list of network adapters on your system.
   - Identify the network adapter for which you want to change the MAC address.
-  - To change the MAC address, use this command: `netsh interface set interface <adapter name> newmac=<new MAC address>`
+  - To change the MAC address, use this command: ''netsh interface set interface <adapter name> newmac=<new MAC address>''
-  - Replace `<adapter name>` with the name of the network adapter, and `<new MAC address>` with the desired MAC address (in the format xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx).
+  - Replace ''<adapter name>'' with the name of the network adapter, and ''<new MAC address>'' with the desired MAC address (in the format xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx).
-  - Press “Enter” to execute the command.
+  - Press **Enter** to execute the command.
   - Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
 ===== Android Instructions =====
-{{ :diy:non-persistent-option.png|}}
+[{{ :diy:non-persistent-option.png|Non-persistent MAC randomization can be enabled in Developer Options, without rooting your Android device.}}]
-Starting with Android 10, MAC address randomization is enabled by default. (You can double-check this if you hit the gear icon for your current wifi network, and look at the **Privacy** setting.)
+Changing your MAC address on Android is an ordeal which traditionally has involved rooting your phone. This isn't so much a problem anymore, as starting with Android 10, MAC address randomization is enabled by default. (You can double-check this if you hit the gear icon for your current wifi network, and look at the **Privacy** setting.)
-However, these randomized MAC addresses are //persistent//, meaning they are generated once for each wireless connection, and saved. Starting with Android 11, you can override this behavior, and force it to use //non-persistent// random addresses which constantly regenerate on a regular basis:
+However, these randomized MAC addresses are //persistent//, meaning they are generated once for each wireless connection, and saved. Starting with Android 11, you can override this behavior, and force it to use //non-persistent// random addresses which constantly regenerate on a regular basis.
+To set-and-forget this option:
   - In **Settings**, go to **System** and then **Developer options**.

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