WHAT IS MAC ADDRESS?
Android system is upgrading with new security features with every upgrade, it is becoming difficult to change the MAC address Android Permanent. You can try whatever method you like to change the MAC address, it doesn't really matter. But do remember to change it on your own risk. If you have any problem, comment down below and let me know! Download MAC Address Changer - Change the Media Access Control Address of any network interface with just a few clicks thanks to this simple and intuitive application.
Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique code made up of 12 characters of the format XX: XX: XX: XX: XX: XX used for a particular hardware like a network adapter of Wi-Fi devices.
ADVANTAGES/NEED OF CHANGING MAC ADDRESS:
Changing MAC Address on helps in protecting user privacy and also enables for smooth interoperability.
Changing Mac address is particularly useful when say connecting to a public Wi-Fi Hotspot to protect your privacy as public Wi-Fi generally have weaker security measures.
Another instance when you may require the change of MAC address is when you want to change your network card or want to install a new router. The ISP to your workplace provide their internet service binded to a particular address, and when you change your card/router the service might not work anymore. To solve this problem you need to change the MAC address of the new interface.
TUTORIAL FOR CHANGING ANDROID MAC ADDRESS
This tutorial is just for changing the mac address temporarily therefore whenever you will reboot your device you will need to go through the steps below again.
1.Before changing the mac address of your android device the first and foremost important thing to do is to know the existing mac address of your android device. To find that just go to the settings and scroll down to About Device and click on Status. In the status setting you will be able to find the Wi-Fi-MAC address mentioned. An alternative way is to go to the Wi-Fi Settings and going further into the advanced settings where you can find the MAC address.
2.The next step is to install a free application called Terminal Emulator for Android from the Google Play store. After installing it you need to know the name of your network card to change the MAC address. So in the built in command line shell type in
ip link show
3.You will see a list of different interfaces. On the list match the address of the MAC address you have on your device. After that is done to change the existing mac address to the temporary address just type the following commands in the command line:
ip link set AAAA address XX:XX:XX:YY:YY:YY
ip link set AAAA broadcast XX:XX:XX:YY:YY:YY.
Where,
AAAA: name of the interface to be change
XX: XX: XX: YY: YY: YY : the new temporary mac address to be assigned to the device.
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(One important thing to be kept in mind is that the mac address comprises only of numbers/alphabets. It won't accept special characters or any other characters).
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Now to check the changes made, type the following command:
Ip link show AAAA
Another really important thing to keep in mind is that while denoting the new address is that only the last 3 sets of the mac address should be changed. The first 3 sets are kept same as before. If the first three sets are changed there might be issues of authentication problem.
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Technitium MAC Address Changer allows you to change (spoof) Media Access Control (MAC) Address of your Network Interface Card (NIC) instantly. It has a very simple user interface and provides ample information regarding each NIC in the machine. Every NIC has a MAC address hard coded in its circuit by the manufacturer. This hard coded MAC address is used by windows drivers to access Ethernet Network (LAN). This tool can set a new MAC address to your NIC, bypassing the original hard coded MAC address. Technitium MAC Address Changer is a must tool in every security professionals tool box.
Features
- Works on Windows 10, 8 & 7 for both 32-bit and 64-bit.
- Enhanced network configuration presets with IPv6 support allow you to quickly switch between network configurations.
- Allows complete configuration of any network adapter.
- Command line options with entire software functionality available. You can select a preset from specified preset file to apply directly.
- Update network card vendors list feature allows you to download latest vendor data (OUI) from IEEE.org.
How Does It Work?
This software just writes a value into the windows registry. When the Network Adapter Device is enabled, windows searches for the registry value 'NetworkAddress' in the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1- 08002bE10318}[ID of NIC e.g. 0001]. If a value is present, windows will use it as MAC address, if not, windows will use the hard coded manufacturer provided MAC address. Some Network Adapter drivers have this facility built-in. It can be found in the Advance settings tab in the Network Adapter's Device properties in Windows Device Manager.
How To Change MAC Address
- Starting MAC address changer will list all available network adapters.
- Select the adapter you want to change the MAC address. You will get the details of your selection below.
- In the Information tab, find the Change MAC Address frame. Enter new MAC address in the field and click Change Now! button. You may even click Random MAC Address button to fill up a randomly selected MAC address from the vendor list available.
- To restore the original MAC address of the network adapter, select the adapter, click Restore Original button in the Change MAC Address frame.
NOTE: This tool cannot change MAC address of Microsoft Network Bridge. Network Bridge will automatically use the original MAC address of the first NIC added into bridge with the first octet of MAC address set to 0x02.
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