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MAC address changer for MacOSX
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mac_address_change.sh
#!/bin/bash
ORIGINAL_MAC="00:11:22:33:44:55"
RANDOM_MAC=`openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//'`
INTERFACE=en0
MAC=$RANDOM_MAC
if [ "$1" = "original" ]; then
MAC=$ORIGINAL_MAC
fi
sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/airport -z
sudo ifconfig $INTERFACE ether $MAC
sudo networksetup -detectnewhardware
sudo ifconfig $INTERFACE down
sudo ifconfig $INTERFACE up
echo "MAC address is now: $MAC"
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