How to use macchanger in kali linux

How to change MAC address in Kali linux/ How to use macchanger in Kali linux

Intro – A Media Access Control address or MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces. This uses for communications when connected to the network. Although MAC addresses is a unique identifier of network adapter.

eth0 is a network interface (LAN), if you want change MAC address of wireless interface you can change eth0 with wlan0

1. How to open macchanger

A. GUI Method

Application → Kali Linux → Sniffing/Spoofing → Network Spoofing → macchanger

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B. open Terminal type macchanger and hit enter

2. If you want to see help option of macchanger. Type macchanger --help and hit enter 

3. Run ifconfig command on terminal to see your interface name and current MAC address

4. Before changing your MAC address you have to shut down your interface.

Syntax – ifconfig interfacename down

Ex – ifconfig eth0 down

Note – write interface name according to your interface name.

5. Now time to change MAC address.

Syntax – macchanger –r interfacename

EX – macchanger –r eth0

As result you can see there are three MAC addresses first 2 addresses are our original  MAC addresses and 3^rd MAC address is FAKE.

6. After changing MAC address you have to up your interface.

Syntax – ifconfig interfacename up

Ex – ifconfig eth0 up

7. Run ifconfig command in terminal to check MAC address and there you can see we have successfully changed our MAC address. 

 

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