change the MAC address of your computer to avoid traceability
with basher
$ basher install pforret/remac
or with git
$ git clone https://github.com/pforret/remac.git
$ cd remac
Program: remac 1.0.0 by [email protected]
Updated: Feb 10 12:55:04 2021
Description: change the MAC address of your computer to avoid trackability
Usage: remac [-h] [-q] [-v] [-f] [-l <log_dir>] [-t <tmp_dir>] [-p <prefix>] [-i <interface>] <action> <input?>
Flags, options and parameters:
-h|--help : [flag] show usage [default: off]
-q|--quiet : [flag] no output [default: off]
-v|--verbose : [flag] output more [default: off]
-f|--force : [flag] do not ask for confirmation (always yes) [default: off]
-l|--log_dir <?> : [option] folder for log files [default: /Users/pforret/log/remac]
-t|--tmp_dir <?> : [option] folder for temp files [default: .tmp]
-p|--prefix <?> : [option] MAC company prefix: <company>/<XX:XX:XX>/copy [default: copy]
-i|--interface <?>: [option] name of interface: <eth0> [default: first]
<action> : [parameter] action to perform: get/set/prefix
<input> : [parameter] search text for prefix (optional)
get MAC addresses for all active interfaces
> ./remac get
Interface: en0 | IP address: 192.168.1.47 | MAC: 3c:15:c2:d8:xx:xx (Apple, Inc.)
get existing MAC prefixes for different vendors
> ./remac prefix cray
00:00:6D CrayComm Cray Communications, Ltd.
00:00:80 CrayComm Cray Communications (formerly Dowty Network Services) # [Also shows as "Harris (3M) (new)" and/or "Imagen(?)" elsewhere]
00:0E:AB Cray Cray Inc
00:40:A6 CrayRese Cray Research Inc.
set new MAC address (will require sudo password)
> ./remac set
… Interface to set: en0
… Old MAC address : 3c:15:c2:d8:xx:xx
… Using company ID: 3c:15:c2 (Apple, Inc.)
… New MAC address : 3c:15:c2:ea:76:34
… Changing the network address requires the root password
Password:
# explicitly specify manufacturer prefix to use
> ./remac -p "cray" set
… Interface to set: en0
… Old MAC address : 3c:15:c2:d8:19:ce
… Using company ID: 00:00:6D (Cray Communications, Ltd.)
… New MAC address : 00:00:6D:1a:49:17
… Changing the network address requires the root password
Password:
> ./remac -p "00:00:6B" set
… Interface to set: en0
… Old MAC address : 3c:15:c2:d8:xx:xx
… Using company ID: 00:00:6B (Silicon Graphics)
… New MAC address : 00:00:6B:13:30:f8
… Changing the network address requires the root password
Password:
# explicitly specify interface to set
> ./remac -i "eth1" set
… Interface to set: eth1
… Old MAC address : 00:03:FF:00:19:ce
… Using company ID: 00:03:FF (Microsoft Corporation)
… New MAC address : 00:03:FF:ea:76:34
… Changing the network address requires the root password
Password:
- idea by josh.works via HN
- script created with bashew
© 2021 Peter Forret