If you use NetworkManager (if you don't know what it is, you likely are using it and can test so by executing nmcli connection) you can have you mac address randomize on reboot or when an interface is connected.īefore doing the following, execute ip a > oldmac.txt to save you old mac address to ensure that your mac has changed after this tutorial.Ĭreate the file /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/nf and edit it with sudo. This is bad for anonymity, so this guide will teach you how to randomize your MAC address on linux.
Since it is a unique ID number, it could be used to track you. Whenever you connect your computer to a network (like a public WiFi hotspot, for example), your computer will send its MAC address to the router.
A MAC address is a unique number given to every network adapter, in order to identify it.
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