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0 pointsheavyset_go6y ago0 comments

Had this alias for years and it still works:

    alias random-mac='openssl rand -hex 6 | sed '\''s/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//'\'' | xargs sudo ifconfig en0 ether'

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Exuma6y ago

Awesome, so does that change the permanent mac address that comes with the laptop, and it is forever gone? Or does it somehow "reset" when you restart, and you rerun this command multiple times

heavyset_goOP6y ago

It resets when you turn the NIC on and off, I believe.

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