If using Mac OS X you find yourself in a situation to test the correct functionality of a DHCP server or you need to force the lease af a different IP address from a DHCP server, you may want to change the MAC address of your ethernet network card so to be recognised as a new client of the network.
To change the Mac address with Mac OS X, you need to fire the following command:
$ sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (just modify the lat two digitas of your current MAC address)
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Hi Marco , im interested intrying this and i have a few questions:
– is this same as NIC MAC change?
– is this for Mac OS X 10.6.6 because i read somewhere that we cant no longer do that after 10.5 Leopard?
– does it work for both wired or wireless network?
– is it a permanent change (after restarts)?
Thanks!
Hi W.G. I’m hope you’ll find this useful:
I have a question,
Assuming i used the command to change,
How do i beat the Get(SYSTEMNICADDRESS) in Filemaker because i tested and it still gives me my original NIC Address.
Thanks a lot!