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nightfly

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« on: December 01, 2004, 01:37:27 pm »
Topic says it all: how can I change the mac address of the built-in wlan?
(iwconfig doesn't work)

Jcroto1

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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2004, 07:44:20 pm »
Try this

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ifconfig wlan0 down hw ether 0:0a:0a:a0:a0:a0
ifconfig wlan0 up

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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2004, 03:16:22 am »
You'll probably have to do this every time you power cycle the card as well.
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2004, 05:09:51 am »
Thank you!  

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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2004, 03:21:42 pm »
you can embed the ifconfig the commands in /etc/pcmcia/wireless or similar to force the MAC address (easiest for every card).