I keep this around for whenever I need a quick MAC address change: sudo ifconfig wlan0 down sudo ifconfig wlan0 hw ether XX::XX:XX:XX:XX sudo ifconfig wlan0 up sudo iwlist scan
where x is 0-9, A-F. But you still can't use any completely random hex no. since the first two Xs identify the type of hardware. So I would usually stick to 01 for the first pair. Also, I notice that in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS if you are already connected to wireless, it doesn't work. You have to go up to the wireless icon, disconnect and then run those commands in a terminal. On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > I was at a Panera recently and was surprised they imposed a 30 minute > limit on wifi. After 30 minutes I was no longer able to browse the > net, only visit a Panera page mentioning my time had expired. > > Personally, I think a 30 minute limit is perfectly reasonable for > Panera to impose. However, I was curious to know if changing the > wifi's MAC address would have allowed me to connect again. That's > worked very well for me in other locations, e.g. hotels. But I needed > to leave anyways. A test for next time. > > Regards, > - Robert > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Mike B. <[email protected]> wrote: >> Aha. A while after I sent this I got that log in screen that The >> Bread Co. gives you. So I guess maybe the limited stuff is limited in >> Windows. >> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Mike B. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'm at a St. Louis Bread Co. at the moment, and the wireless was down. >>> There are three people who were connected >>> using Windows XP and Vista. They can't connect without getting >>> limited connect signal. A guy just walked in and started >>> up his laptop using Windows and he can connect just fine. I told >>> those three treboot and see if that helped. It doesn't. >>> What is going on here? > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
