The clue to your problem is in the error you got.Originally Posted by rahul
This has been answered many times in the forum, search before asking a question.
Error while changing MAC address
bt ~ # macchanger -r eth0 [enter]
Current MAC: 00:14:*:*:*:* (unknown)
ERROR: Can't change MAC: interface up or not permission: Device or resource busy
how do i change my mac address ?? thx in advnace
The clue to your problem is in the error you got.
This has been answered many times in the forum, search before asking a question.
thx bro...
ifconfig ath0 down
macchanger -m 00:00:00:00:00 ath0
Please don't l33t sp34k, it will only make us ridicule you in the end.Err0r while chan9ing MAC address
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
Not to mention make it impossible for others that are trying to search for answers to actually find them. Another reason why good English should be used when posting.
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Im getting the exact same message:
Sometime I can change it, but I cant see a pattern, have spent almost an hour trying the commands in different orders. Even when it does change and I do the next command it seems to revert to the original MAC but tahts another problem.bt ~ # ifconfig -a
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:CE:65:B9:EB
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1819 errors:0 dropped:2 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1781 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:201 (201.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:18 Base address:0x2000 Memory:dfdf9000-dfdf9fff
bt ~ # ifconfig eth1 down
bt ~ # macchanger --mac 11:22:33:44:55:66 eth1
Current MAC: 00:13:ce:65:b9:eb (unknown)
ERROR: Can't change MAC: interface up or not permission: Cannot assign requested address
Any advice on how to get the mac change?
wtf?
After you do "ifconfig eth1 down" check to see if it's actually down before trying to change the MAC.
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
Good call wasnt going down, even when tried 'sudo ...' (i know it shouldnt make a difference but tried it).
Brought my Belkin card from home and goes down and changes a treat (bless the HCL on the wiki lol).
Thanks for pointer thorin
wtf?
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