I'm changing wlan0 MAC address with:
ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
and it successfully change the address... untill I connect! Before the connection take place, it is automatically changed back to the original MAC...

How can I connect with different MAC address? Or how to prevent restoring the original MAC when connecting to the Wi-Fi network?

There's really no way to do this? Anybody...?

you tried macchanger?

Yes, I've tried but macchanger do the same thing as "ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55" I mention before. Doesn't change the MAC permanently so when connecting, the original address is restored.

last time I checked in my router macchanger worked as it should. New macadress-> reconnect -> new ip and in router a new device listed...

Don't know what could be wrong with yours

So maybe the problem is somewhere else...(?) Thanks though!

is that a valid mac address your trying to use , i throught i had to be numbers 1 - 0 and A - F other wise it doesnt work .....

quick way if you have got faircrack installed try using that to change your mac address an see what happens ....

in my case the router accepts only the registered mac addresses. i tried to change my mac address via cleven with the registered one. it connects to the wifi network successfully but i cannot browse. when i do ping i got this:


BusyBox v1.19.3 (Debian 1.19.3power5) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

~ $ root


BusyBox v1.19.3 (Debian 1.19.3power5) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

Nokia-N900:~# ping www.google.com
PING www.google.com (173.194.38.144): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=1 ttl=55 time=111.359 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=2 ttl=55 time=113.708 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=4 ttl=55 time=146.728 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=5 ttl=55 time=167.572 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=6 ttl=55 time=141.754 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=7 ttl=55 time=276.123 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=8 ttl=55 time=63.324 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=9 ttl=55 time=315.033 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=10 ttl=55 time=149.200 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=11 ttl=55 time=117.004 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=12 ttl=55 time=65.094 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=13 ttl=55 time=156.463 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=14 ttl=55 time=117.614 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=15 ttl=55 time=61.982 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=16 ttl=55 time=62.317 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=18 ttl=55 time=138.824 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=20 ttl=55 time=125.611 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=21 ttl=55 time=65.003 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=22 ttl=55 time=94.513 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=23 ttl=55 time=245.819 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=24 ttl=55 time=195.465 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=25 ttl=55 time=140.869 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=26 ttl=55 time=167.175 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=27 ttl=55 time=92.438 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=30 ttl=55 time=100.647 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=32 ttl=55 time=134.156 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=33 ttl=55 time=127.747 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=34 ttl=55 time=126.678 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=35 ttl=55 time=118.897 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=37 ttl=55 time=138.916 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=38 ttl=55 time=122.589 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=39 ttl=55 time=71.503 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.38.144: seq=40 ttl=55 time=113.953 ms
^C
--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
41 packets transmitted, 33 packets received, 19% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 61.982/132.911/315.033 ms


where am i going wrong. do i need to do smthng else?

can anyone specify where i went wrng. i mentioned evrythng.

what about other devices in the network can their browse the web?