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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0004136Kali LinuxKali Package Bugpublic2017-08-07 16:02
Reporterusmarine2141 Assigned Torhertzog  
PrioritynormalSeveritytrivialReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionno change required 
Product Version2017.1 
Summary0004136: 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

Activities

rhertzog

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...

Issue History

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