0004136: Mac address reverts back when connecting to network

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0004136	Kali Linux	Kali Package Bug	public	2017-08-07 14:12	2017-08-07 16:02

Reporter	usmarine2141	Assigned To	rhertzog
Priority	normal	Severity	trivial	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	no change required
Product Version	2017.1

Summary	0004136: Mac address reverts back when connecting to network
Description	When changing mac address via terminal, once I reconnect to the Wi-Fi network mac address defaults back to the original.
Steps To Reproduce	Change mac via terminal Ip link set wlan0 down (or ifconfig) Macchanger 3-4am wlan0 Ip link set wlan0 up Connect to Wi-Fi, and check mac, it will revert back to its permanent addresses

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2017-08-07 14:12	usmarine2141	New Issue
2017-08-07 16:02	rhertzog	Assigned To	=> rhertzog
2017-08-07 16:02	rhertzog	Status	new => closed
2017-08-07 16:02	rhertzog	Resolution	open => no change required
2017-08-07 16:02	rhertzog	Note Added: 0006975

rhertzog 2017-08-07 16:02 administrator ~0006975	NetworkManager is now handling the MAC address too. Either use NetworkManager to get the desired behaviour or disable that feature at the NetworkManager level...