https://github.com/pforret/remac
Change your MAC address to limit your trackability
https://github.com/pforret/remac
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Change your MAC address to limit your trackability
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/pforret/remac
- Owner: pforret
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-02-08T09:14:50.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-02-12T16:03:57.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-24T13:36:09.606Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: bashew, ifconfig, ipconfig, mac, network, spoof
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.14 MB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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# remac
change the MAC address of your computer to avoid traceability
## Installation
with [basher](https://github.com/basherpm/basher)
$ basher install pforret/remac
or with `git`
$ git clone https://github.com/pforret/remac.git
$ cd remac
## Usage
```bash
Program: remac 1.0.0 by peter@forret.com
Updated: Feb 10 12:55:04 2021
Description: change the MAC address of your computer to avoid trackability
Usage: remac [-h] [-q] [-v] [-f] [-l ] [-t ] [-p ] [-i ]
Flags, options and parameters:
-h|--help : [flag] show usage [default: off]
-q|--quiet : [flag] no output [default: off]
-v|--verbose : [flag] output more [default: off]
-f|--force : [flag] do not ask for confirmation (always yes) [default: off]
-l|--log_dir > : [option] folder for log files [default: /Users/pforret/log/remac]
-t|--tmp_dir > : [option] folder for temp files [default: .tmp]
-p|--prefix > : [option] MAC company prefix: //copy [default: copy]
-i|--interface >: [option] name of interface: [default: first]
: [parameter] action to perform: get/set/prefix
: [parameter] search text for prefix (optional)
```
### remac get
get MAC addresses for all active interfaces
```bash
> ./remac get
Interface: en0 | IP address: 192.168.1.47 | MAC: 3c:15:c2:d8:xx:xx (Apple, Inc.)
```
### remac prefix {search term}
get existing MAC prefixes for different vendors
```bash
> ./remac prefix cray
00:00:6D CrayComm Cray Communications, Ltd.
00:00:80 CrayComm Cray Communications (formerly Dowty Network Services) # [Also shows as "Harris (3M) (new)" and/or "Imagen(?)" elsewhere]
00:0E:AB Cray Cray Inc
00:40:A6 CrayRese Cray Research Inc.
```
### remac set
set new MAC address (will require sudo password)
```bash
> ./remac set
… Interface to set: en0
… Old MAC address : 3c:15:c2:d8:xx:xx
… Using company ID: 3c:15:c2 (Apple, Inc.)
… New MAC address : 3c:15:c2:ea:76:34
… Changing the network address requires the root password
Password:
# explicitly specify manufacturer prefix to use
> ./remac -p "cray" set
… Interface to set: en0
… Old MAC address : 3c:15:c2:d8:19:ce
… Using company ID: 00:00:6D (Cray Communications, Ltd.)
… New MAC address : 00:00:6D:1a:49:17
… Changing the network address requires the root password
Password:
> ./remac -p "00:00:6B" set
… Interface to set: en0
… Old MAC address : 3c:15:c2:d8:xx:xx
… Using company ID: 00:00:6B (Silicon Graphics)
… New MAC address : 00:00:6B:13:30:f8
… Changing the network address requires the root password
Password:
# explicitly specify interface to set
> ./remac -i "eth1" set
… Interface to set: eth1
… Old MAC address : 00:03:FF:00:19:ce
… Using company ID: 00:03:FF (Microsoft Corporation)
… New MAC address : 00:03:FF:ea:76:34
… Changing the network address requires the root password
Password:
```
## Acknowledgements
* idea by [josh.works](https://josh.works/shell-script-basics-change-mac-address#figure-out-which-adapter-your-machine-is-using-to-connect-to-the-wifi) via [HN](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26060152)
* script created with [bashew](https://github.com/pforret/bashew)
© 2021 Peter Forret