MAC address spoofing issues on my mac

Joe 90 · 25-04-2010, 15:38

Its a huge pain in the backside but on my connection I'm only allowed 3 devices authenticated by their MAC.

I've got 5 devices though! So I have to do a little bit of MAC spoofing.

On my xbox that works fine. However on my mac it seems to return to default after a reboot.
I don't know a whole lot about the terminal yet but i'm getting used to a few commands;
sudo ifconfig en0 ether 'mac address'

should that do what I want or is it that command that results in the reset when the machine reboots??

Mark · 25-04-2010, 16:38

That's a temporary change and will not survive a reboot (as you've found). You could of course save that command into a text file with a suitable extension and add that as a login item, but there's probably a better way than that.

Steeps · 25-04-2010, 17:00

Is it not possible to use a cable router? At uni we all use them for wireless in our rooms/common areas and we can connect as many things as we want as it only uses the one mac address.

Joe 90 · 25-04-2010, 19:19

I was able to do that last year. got an awesome DD-WRT 54 setup. but then over the summer last year they got some scripting guys to setup NAT detection on their servers so I can't do it anymore. Now just run my router as a switch with the wireless for my phone.

25-04-2010, 15:38	#1
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	MAC address spoofing issues on my mac Its a huge pain in the backside but on my connection I'm only allowed 3 devices authenticated by their MAC. I've got 5 devices though! So I have to do a little bit of MAC spoofing. On my xbox that works fine. However on my mac it seems to return to default after a reboot. I don't know a whole lot about the terminal yet but i'm getting used to a few commands; sudo ifconfig en0 ether 'mac address' should that do what I want or is it that command that results in the reset when the machine reboots?? __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

25-04-2010, 17:00	#3
Steeps Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 143	Is it not possible to use a cable router? At uni we all use them for wireless in our rooms/common areas and we can connect as many things as we want as it only uses the one mac address. __________________

25-04-2010, 19:19	#4
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	I was able to do that last year. got an awesome DD-WRT 54 setup. but then over the summer last year they got some scripting guys to setup NAT detection on their servers so I can't do it anymore. Now just run my router as a switch with the wireless for my phone. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

25-04-2010, 16:38	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	That's a temporary change and will not survive a reboot (as you've found). You could of course save that command into a text file with a suitable extension and add that as a login item, but there's probably a better way than that.