Wednesday 16 December 2015

Spoofing MAC Address on Android Devices

Even though MAC address is embedded on the
hardware device during manufacture, it can
still be spoofed to input a new one of your
choice. Here is a detailed instruction on how
to spoof MAC address on your Android phone.
Before you spoof the MAC address, you need
to record the original/current MAC address of
your device which can be done according to
the instruction below:
On the Home Screen of your phone,
tap Menu button and go to Settings.
Tap About Device and go to Status
Now scroll down to record the 12-digit code
shown under Wi-Fi Mac address . An address
would read something like:
Example MAC address: E5:13:D8:E5:69:97
1. Rooted Android Phone
2. BusyBox app installed on your phone
3. Once BusyBox is installed, you need to
install Terminal app
Once the above requirements are satisfied,
follow the instructions below to spoof your
MAC address:
1. Open the Terminal app and type the
commands as listed below:
$ su [HIT ENTER]
$ busybox iplink show eth0 [HIT ENTER]
(This will show your current MAC address, just
for your confirmation)
2. Now, type the following command:
$ busybox ifconfig eth0 hw
ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX [HIT ENTER]
(In the above command, replace
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX with your new MAC
address)
3. You have now spoofed your MAC address
successfully. To check for the change enter the
following command again:
$ busybox iplink show eth0 [HIT ENTER]
(Now you should see your new MAC address)

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