Spoofing MAC Address 10.5.6 - 2.53 Unibody

[Tex-Twil]

Didn't Simo confirm it worked for him in the post I quoted?

Yes but first you have to disconnect the Airport without switching it off. Hence this other topic

 

[Simo1122]

Ermm....In terminalm this changes the mac address...

sudo ifconfig en1 lladdr (mac addy)

i think thats what your on about....

 

[darngooddesign]

I have a new computer and the school that I am at has a $150 for any new computer put onto their network. I'm changing my MAC address to be the same as my old one. No $150 fee for me!

<Stupid school>

Sounds more like you and some friends are splitting the 150 by spoofing the same MAC. Other wise you should be able to remove your old computer from their list and transfer to the new comp.

 

[w0ngbr4d]

Sounds more like you and some friends are splitting the 150 by spoofing the same MAC. Other wise you should be able to remove your old computer from their list and transfer to the new comp.

I don't think you can have two computers on the same network (maybe subnet?) that share the same MAC address.

Don't quote me on that though.

 

[indiekiduk]

I don't think you can have two computers on the same network (maybe subnet?) that share the same MAC address.

Don't quote me on that though.

on wifi you can. This is why we spoof macs, for free wifi hotspot access.

 

[pixeltodesign]

On MBP

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz

You must not be connected to a wireless network at the time of spoofing.

unlike the older white macbooks you could shut down spoof the Mac address then restart.

The Unibody macbook pros need to be disconnected from the network.

You can go to the "Network Preferences" and remove the preferred network.
Then spoof the MAC Address.

/////Find Current MAC address
ifconfig en1 | grep ether
	ether 00:e1:e2:e3:e4:e5 

///// sudo to change the wireless (en1) address 
sudo ifconfig en1 ether 00:e3:e4:e5:e6:e7

///// YOU NEED the admin password here to complete the change
Password:
///// Now check to make sure the change was complete.
ifconfig en1 | grep ether
	ether 00:e3:e4:e5:e6:e7

 

[kastenbrust]

what would be the benefit of spoofing your mac address, is it related to security? I dont really know the technical purpose of a mac address is other then a sort of hardware id.

"Security testing" i.e. free unlimited wifi. Thats why at first i suggested Backtrack, because its the holy grail of wireless "security testing".