On 12/12/2015 12:37 PM, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > [Sunil Mohan Adapa] >> Macchanger package which is meant to change the MAC address on every >> boot is not working anymore as we use Network Manager for network >> connections. Find a way to make macchanger work with Network Manager >> or find an alternative and remove macchanger. > > We should try to get Debian to change its default to always scan for > wifi networks with a random MAC address, like Apple iOS is doing these > days. > > I tried to figure out if Network Manager now can do random MAC changes > during scanning on its own, and could not find any traces of it in my > searches. But I came across this recipe for Network Manager with > upstart and Ubuntu, which might give us an idea how to do it: > <URL: > https://we.riseup.net/riseuphelp+en/auto-random-macs#setup-automatic-random-mac-address-creation-in-ubu > >. >
In related news, Network Manager 1.2 will have support for using random MAC address during scan and regular address during connect. With an additional option (off by default), connection can also use a random MAC address. I believe we should wait for Network Manager 1.2 and then remove macchanger from FreedomBox. We could in addition provide a option in Plinth to randomize MAC address during connection. -- Sunil
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