How to change MAC address on Mac OS Mojave 10.14 so that my internet keeps working as usual?
I'm visiting a certain place (family home) at a certain time (Xmas) and I was downloading a large media file from a fairly popular site with sailor references :)
After downloading 14% of the file, the internet is no more. Cannot connect to the WiFi. I'm pretty sure the ISP does some network filtering, packet inspection, everything.
It happened to me last year, similar situation, I was able to circumvent by changing MAC address, reconnecting to WiFi and using VPN.
(but because it was last year, I completely forgot I should not download in the first place)
Do you know what can I do to unlock my internet?
How to chance MAC address is not really the question because I've tried, did some research and it does not seem possible.
Here is an article how to change MAC address: https://blog.macsales.com/43777-tech-101-spoofing-a-mac-address-in-macos-high-sierra
The trouble that I have - after executing the command to change MAC address, the MAC address remains the same.
These guys also have problems:
- https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/change-mac-address.2154569/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/macbook/comments/93h2mi/mac_address_changing_on_new_2018_mbp_broken/
- Specific issue on GitHub, seems like even the dedicated software is unable to do that: https://github.com/feross/SpoofMAC/issues/87#issuecomment-441565678
EDIT / UPDATE: Soon after I posted question it started working, not really sure why. Now again no WiFi on Mac 10.14 - my phone, my other laptop are connected, I'm using it now. Tried restarting router, tried restarting Mac. Sorry if my question was XY, I was pretty sure that it was the torrent traffic that got me blocked and I was thinking changing MAC address can fix the issue. Someone noted that MAC address should not be exposed... Anyways, looking for help :)
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asked Dec 21 '18 at 19:41
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I'm visiting a certain place (family home) at a certain time (Xmas) and I was downloading a large media file from a fairly popular site with sailor references :)
After downloading 14% of the file, the internet is no more. Cannot connect to the WiFi. I'm pretty sure the ISP does some network filtering, packet inspection, everything.
It happened to me last year, similar situation, I was able to circumvent by changing MAC address, reconnecting to WiFi and using VPN.
(but because it was last year, I completely forgot I should not download in the first place)
Do you know what can I do to unlock my internet?
How to chance MAC address is not really the question because I've tried, did some research and it does not seem possible.
Here is an article how to change MAC address: https://blog.macsales.com/43777-tech-101-spoofing-a-mac-address-in-macos-high-sierra
The trouble that I have - after executing the command to change MAC address, the MAC address remains the same.
These guys also have problems:
- https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/change-mac-address.2154569/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/macbook/comments/93h2mi/mac_address_changing_on_new_2018_mbp_broken/
- Specific issue on GitHub, seems like even the dedicated software is unable to do that: https://github.com/feross/SpoofMAC/issues/87#issuecomment-441565678
EDIT / UPDATE: Soon after I posted question it started working, not really sure why. Now again no WiFi on Mac 10.14 - my phone, my other laptop are connected, I'm using it now. Tried restarting router, tried restarting Mac. Sorry if my question was XY, I was pretty sure that it was the torrent traffic that got me blocked and I was thinking changing MAC address can fix the issue. Someone noted that MAC address should not be exposed... Anyways, looking for help :)
networking macos wireless-networking mac wifi-configuration
asked Dec 21 '18 at 19:41
Michal Stefanow
3871414
Are you saying your individual machine no longer has internet access or the network you're connecting to no longer has internet access? When you say "cannot connect to the WiFi", what exactly do you mean? Do you see the network? What precisely happens when you try to connect to it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:44
I see the network. Cannot connect. (only on the affected machine, the theory is that MAC address got blacklisted)
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:47
So you're saying the local router or access point blacklisted your machine? Do you manage that or does your ISP? Can you just reboot it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:50
Tried rebooting machine (a few times). Didn't try rebooting router. Thanks, will try...
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:52
1
Your MAC address should never pass the boundary between your [any] house & the internet, so your theory is most probably wrong & makes this question an XY Problem Also, Macs generally have no mechanism to change their [no point in changing it anyway] MAC address, other than a randomiser system by which they connect to a new unknown WiFI [which is irrelevant to your situation].
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 20:06
|
show 1 more comment
I'm visiting a certain place (family home) at a certain time (Xmas) and I was downloading a large media file from a fairly popular site with sailor references :)
After downloading 14% of the file, the internet is no more. Cannot connect to the WiFi. I'm pretty sure the ISP does some network filtering, packet inspection, everything.
It happened to me last year, similar situation, I was able to circumvent by changing MAC address, reconnecting to WiFi and using VPN.
(but because it was last year, I completely forgot I should not download in the first place)
Do you know what can I do to unlock my internet?
How to chance MAC address is not really the question because I've tried, did some research and it does not seem possible.
Here is an article how to change MAC address: https://blog.macsales.com/43777-tech-101-spoofing-a-mac-address-in-macos-high-sierra
The trouble that I have - after executing the command to change MAC address, the MAC address remains the same.
These guys also have problems:
- https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/change-mac-address.2154569/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/macbook/comments/93h2mi/mac_address_changing_on_new_2018_mbp_broken/
- Specific issue on GitHub, seems like even the dedicated software is unable to do that: https://github.com/feross/SpoofMAC/issues/87#issuecomment-441565678
EDIT / UPDATE: Soon after I posted question it started working, not really sure why. Now again no WiFi on Mac 10.14 - my phone, my other laptop are connected, I'm using it now. Tried restarting router, tried restarting Mac. Sorry if my question was XY, I was pretty sure that it was the torrent traffic that got me blocked and I was thinking changing MAC address can fix the issue. Someone noted that MAC address should not be exposed... Anyways, looking for help :)
networking macos wireless-networking mac wifi-configuration
asked Dec 21 '18 at 19:41
Michal Stefanow
3871414
I'm visiting a certain place (family home) at a certain time (Xmas) and I was downloading a large media file from a fairly popular site with sailor references :)
After downloading 14% of the file, the internet is no more. Cannot connect to the WiFi. I'm pretty sure the ISP does some network filtering, packet inspection, everything.
It happened to me last year, similar situation, I was able to circumvent by changing MAC address, reconnecting to WiFi and using VPN.
(but because it was last year, I completely forgot I should not download in the first place)
Do you know what can I do to unlock my internet?
How to chance MAC address is not really the question because I've tried, did some research and it does not seem possible.
Here is an article how to change MAC address: https://blog.macsales.com/43777-tech-101-spoofing-a-mac-address-in-macos-high-sierra
The trouble that I have - after executing the command to change MAC address, the MAC address remains the same.
These guys also have problems:
- https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/change-mac-address.2154569/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/macbook/comments/93h2mi/mac_address_changing_on_new_2018_mbp_broken/
- Specific issue on GitHub, seems like even the dedicated software is unable to do that: https://github.com/feross/SpoofMAC/issues/87#issuecomment-441565678
EDIT / UPDATE: Soon after I posted question it started working, not really sure why. Now again no WiFi on Mac 10.14 - my phone, my other laptop are connected, I'm using it now. Tried restarting router, tried restarting Mac. Sorry if my question was XY, I was pretty sure that it was the torrent traffic that got me blocked and I was thinking changing MAC address can fix the issue. Someone noted that MAC address should not be exposed... Anyways, looking for help :)
networking macos wireless-networking mac wifi-configuration
networking macos wireless-networking mac wifi-configuration
asked Dec 21 '18 at 19:41
Michal Stefanow
3871414
asked Dec 21 '18 at 19:41
Michal Stefanow
3871414
edited Dec 25 '18 at 10:26
asked Dec 21 '18 at 19:41
Michal Stefanow
3871414
asked Dec 21 '18 at 19:41
Michal Stefanow
3871414
asked Dec 21 '18 at 19:41
Michal Stefanow
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Are you saying your individual machine no longer has internet access or the network you're connecting to no longer has internet access? When you say "cannot connect to the WiFi", what exactly do you mean? Do you see the network? What precisely happens when you try to connect to it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:44
I see the network. Cannot connect. (only on the affected machine, the theory is that MAC address got blacklisted)
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:47
So you're saying the local router or access point blacklisted your machine? Do you manage that or does your ISP? Can you just reboot it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:50
Tried rebooting machine (a few times). Didn't try rebooting router. Thanks, will try...
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:52
1
Your MAC address should never pass the boundary between your [any] house & the internet, so your theory is most probably wrong & makes this question an XY Problem Also, Macs generally have no mechanism to change their [no point in changing it anyway] MAC address, other than a randomiser system by which they connect to a new unknown WiFI [which is irrelevant to your situation].
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 20:06
|
show 1 more comment
Are you saying your individual machine no longer has internet access or the network you're connecting to no longer has internet access? When you say "cannot connect to the WiFi", what exactly do you mean? Do you see the network? What precisely happens when you try to connect to it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:44
I see the network. Cannot connect. (only on the affected machine, the theory is that MAC address got blacklisted)
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:47
So you're saying the local router or access point blacklisted your machine? Do you manage that or does your ISP? Can you just reboot it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:50
Tried rebooting machine (a few times). Didn't try rebooting router. Thanks, will try...
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:52
1
Your MAC address should never pass the boundary between your [any] house & the internet, so your theory is most probably wrong & makes this question an XY Problem Also, Macs generally have no mechanism to change their [no point in changing it anyway] MAC address, other than a randomiser system by which they connect to a new unknown WiFI [which is irrelevant to your situation].
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 20:06
Are you saying your individual machine no longer has internet access or the network you're connecting to no longer has internet access? When you say "cannot connect to the WiFi", what exactly do you mean? Do you see the network? What precisely happens when you try to connect to it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:44
Are you saying your individual machine no longer has internet access or the network you're connecting to no longer has internet access? When you say "cannot connect to the WiFi", what exactly do you mean? Do you see the network? What precisely happens when you try to connect to it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:44
I see the network. Cannot connect. (only on the affected machine, the theory is that MAC address got blacklisted)
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:47
I see the network. Cannot connect. (only on the affected machine, the theory is that MAC address got blacklisted)
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:47
So you're saying the local router or access point blacklisted your machine? Do you manage that or does your ISP? Can you just reboot it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:50
So you're saying the local router or access point blacklisted your machine? Do you manage that or does your ISP? Can you just reboot it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:50
Tried rebooting machine (a few times). Didn't try rebooting router. Thanks, will try...
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:52
Tried rebooting machine (a few times). Didn't try rebooting router. Thanks, will try...
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:52
1
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Your MAC address should never pass the boundary between your [any] house & the internet, so your theory is most probably wrong & makes this question an XY Problem Also, Macs generally have no mechanism to change their [no point in changing it anyway] MAC address, other than a randomiser system by which they connect to a new unknown WiFI [which is irrelevant to your situation].
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 20:06
Your MAC address should never pass the boundary between your [any] house & the internet, so your theory is most probably wrong & makes this question an XY Problem Also, Macs generally have no mechanism to change their [no point in changing it anyway] MAC address, other than a randomiser system by which they connect to a new unknown WiFI [which is irrelevant to your situation].
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 20:06
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Are you saying your individual machine no longer has internet access or the network you're connecting to no longer has internet access? When you say "cannot connect to the WiFi", what exactly do you mean? Do you see the network? What precisely happens when you try to connect to it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:44
I see the network. Cannot connect. (only on the affected machine, the theory is that MAC address got blacklisted)
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:47
So you're saying the local router or access point blacklisted your machine? Do you manage that or does your ISP? Can you just reboot it?
– David Schwartz
Dec 21 '18 at 19:50
Tried rebooting machine (a few times). Didn't try rebooting router. Thanks, will try...
– Michal Stefanow
Dec 21 '18 at 19:52
1
Your MAC address should never pass the boundary between your [any] house & the internet, so your theory is most probably wrong & makes this question an XY Problem Also, Macs generally have no mechanism to change their [no point in changing it anyway] MAC address, other than a randomiser system by which they connect to a new unknown WiFI [which is irrelevant to your situation].
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 20:06