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Why is the macchanger auto spoofing not working?
After the latest system update, macchanger stoped working entirely. It would not change the MAC address for either wlan0 or eth0 and every attempt would return ” [ERROR] Could not change MAC: interface up or insufficient permissions: Device or resource busy” This would return the error message and would not allow the address to change.
How to change MAC address with macchanger Linux?
In addition, just specify the name of your network interface. The output should show your current MAC address and the new one that has been assigned from macchanger. To verify the change, try running the ip a command again and you should see the new MAC address listed.
What do you need to know about the macchanger command?
Before we start using the macchanger command, you’ll need to know the name of the network interface that you want to work with. You can execute the ip a command to see a list of all the available network interfaces on your system. In most cases this will include a wired, wireless, and loopback interface.
Why is my Mac not allowing me to change my address?
This would return the error message and would not allow the address to change. I tried several other recommended methods with no success and finally decided to try to just reinstall macchanger which ultimately fixed the error.
Can a MAC address be changed in Kali?
[SOLVED] Could not change MAC. & Setup Macchanger auto spoofing/randomization in Kali Here’s a simple solution to getting your mac address to either randomize or use a custom address upon rebooting or making a new wireless connections in Kali Linux.
How to setup macchanger auto spoofing in Kali?
& Setup Macchanger auto spoofing/randomization in Kali Here’s a simple solution to getting your mac address to either randomize or use a custom address upon rebooting or making a new wireless connections in Kali Linux. I decided to post this after having an issue with macchanger which I couldn’t find a working solution for in the forum.