How do I get NetworkManager to assign a fixed MAC address to eth0?
In the (distant?) past, I could assign a MAC address to a network interface by adding the following stanza to to /etc/network/interfaces:
auto eth0
iface eth0
hwaddress 00:12:34:56:78:9a
As of Lubuntu 18.04, this no longer works (because the ifupdown package is not installed by default).
My question is, what configuration file do I edit, and how do I edit it, so that NetworkManager will assign the fixed MAC address of my choice to eth0.
(Aside: Yes, I know that by default Ubuntu 18.04 renames eth0 to a "predictable" name like enp1s0. I have already disabled that renaming, so I do indeed have an eth0 interface on my system.)
I have glanced at the following documentation:
The Gnome NetworkManager.conf documentation
The Gnome nm-settings documentation- Thomas Haller's Blog - MAC Address Spoofing in NetworkManager 1.4.0
Based on the above documentation, I tried adding something like the below to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf:
[device]
match-device=interface-name:eth0
ethernet.assigned-mac-address=00:22:68:1c:59:b1
Unfortunately, the above does not seem to work.
My use case is that I have installed Lubuntu onto a USB stick. Upon boot of the USB stick on any system, I want NetworkManager to assign a predetermined and fixed MAC address to eth0.
networking lubuntu network-manager configuration
edited Feb 27 at 2:47
Olorin
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In the (distant?) past, I could assign a MAC address to a network interface by adding the following stanza to to /etc/network/interfaces:
auto eth0
iface eth0
hwaddress 00:12:34:56:78:9a
As of Lubuntu 18.04, this no longer works (because the ifupdown package is not installed by default).
My question is, what configuration file do I edit, and how do I edit it, so that NetworkManager will assign the fixed MAC address of my choice to eth0.
(Aside: Yes, I know that by default Ubuntu 18.04 renames eth0 to a "predictable" name like enp1s0. I have already disabled that renaming, so I do indeed have an eth0 interface on my system.)
I have glanced at the following documentation:
The Gnome NetworkManager.conf documentation
The Gnome nm-settings documentation- Thomas Haller's Blog - MAC Address Spoofing in NetworkManager 1.4.0
Based on the above documentation, I tried adding something like the below to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf:
[device]
match-device=interface-name:eth0
ethernet.assigned-mac-address=00:22:68:1c:59:b1
Unfortunately, the above does not seem to work.
My use case is that I have installed Lubuntu onto a USB stick. Upon boot of the USB stick on any system, I want NetworkManager to assign a predetermined and fixed MAC address to eth0.
networking lubuntu network-manager configuration
edited Feb 27 at 2:47
Olorin
1
asked Feb 26 at 22:36
mpbmpb
47039
as far as i know 18.04 usesnetplanProbably this link helps you somehow bugs.launchpad.net/netplan/+bug/1718607 and netplan.io
– AlexOnLinux
Feb 27 at 0:03
The docs says aboutassigned-mac-address: 'Note that this property only exists in D-Bus API. libnm and nmcli continue to call this property "cloned-mac-address".' So maybe you needcloned-mac-address="00:22:68:1c:59:b1"?
– Olorin
Feb 27 at 2:57
@mpb I wonder is NetworkManager is looking for the 'predictable' interface and not eth0.
– Robert Baker
Feb 27 at 4:54
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In the (distant?) past, I could assign a MAC address to a network interface by adding the following stanza to to /etc/network/interfaces:
auto eth0
iface eth0
hwaddress 00:12:34:56:78:9a
As of Lubuntu 18.04, this no longer works (because the ifupdown package is not installed by default).
My question is, what configuration file do I edit, and how do I edit it, so that NetworkManager will assign the fixed MAC address of my choice to eth0.
(Aside: Yes, I know that by default Ubuntu 18.04 renames eth0 to a "predictable" name like enp1s0. I have already disabled that renaming, so I do indeed have an eth0 interface on my system.)
I have glanced at the following documentation:
The Gnome NetworkManager.conf documentation
The Gnome nm-settings documentation- Thomas Haller's Blog - MAC Address Spoofing in NetworkManager 1.4.0
Based on the above documentation, I tried adding something like the below to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf:
[device]
match-device=interface-name:eth0
ethernet.assigned-mac-address=00:22:68:1c:59:b1
Unfortunately, the above does not seem to work.
My use case is that I have installed Lubuntu onto a USB stick. Upon boot of the USB stick on any system, I want NetworkManager to assign a predetermined and fixed MAC address to eth0.
networking lubuntu network-manager configuration
edited Feb 27 at 2:47
Olorin
1
asked Feb 26 at 22:36
mpbmpb
47039
In the (distant?) past, I could assign a MAC address to a network interface by adding the following stanza to to /etc/network/interfaces:
auto eth0
iface eth0
hwaddress 00:12:34:56:78:9a
As of Lubuntu 18.04, this no longer works (because the ifupdown package is not installed by default).
My question is, what configuration file do I edit, and how do I edit it, so that NetworkManager will assign the fixed MAC address of my choice to eth0.
(Aside: Yes, I know that by default Ubuntu 18.04 renames eth0 to a "predictable" name like enp1s0. I have already disabled that renaming, so I do indeed have an eth0 interface on my system.)
I have glanced at the following documentation:
The Gnome NetworkManager.conf documentation
The Gnome nm-settings documentation- Thomas Haller's Blog - MAC Address Spoofing in NetworkManager 1.4.0
Based on the above documentation, I tried adding something like the below to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf:
[device]
match-device=interface-name:eth0
ethernet.assigned-mac-address=00:22:68:1c:59:b1
Unfortunately, the above does not seem to work.
My use case is that I have installed Lubuntu onto a USB stick. Upon boot of the USB stick on any system, I want NetworkManager to assign a predetermined and fixed MAC address to eth0.
networking lubuntu network-manager configuration
networking lubuntu network-manager configuration
edited Feb 27 at 2:47
Olorin
1
asked Feb 26 at 22:36
mpbmpb
47039
edited Feb 27 at 2:47
Olorin
1
asked Feb 26 at 22:36
mpbmpb
47039
edited Feb 27 at 2:47
Olorin
1
edited Feb 27 at 2:47
Olorin
1
edited Feb 27 at 2:47
Olorin
1
1
asked Feb 26 at 22:36
mpbmpb
47039
asked Feb 26 at 22:36
mpbmpb
47039
asked Feb 26 at 22:36
mpbmpb
47039
47039
as far as i know 18.04 usesnetplanProbably this link helps you somehow bugs.launchpad.net/netplan/+bug/1718607 and netplan.io
– AlexOnLinux
Feb 27 at 0:03
The docs says aboutassigned-mac-address: 'Note that this property only exists in D-Bus API. libnm and nmcli continue to call this property "cloned-mac-address".' So maybe you needcloned-mac-address="00:22:68:1c:59:b1"?
– Olorin
Feb 27 at 2:57
@mpb I wonder is NetworkManager is looking for the 'predictable' interface and not eth0.
– Robert Baker
Feb 27 at 4:54
add a comment |
as far as i know 18.04 usesnetplanProbably this link helps you somehow bugs.launchpad.net/netplan/+bug/1718607 and netplan.io
– AlexOnLinux
Feb 27 at 0:03
The docs says aboutassigned-mac-address: 'Note that this property only exists in D-Bus API. libnm and nmcli continue to call this property "cloned-mac-address".' So maybe you needcloned-mac-address="00:22:68:1c:59:b1"?
– Olorin
Feb 27 at 2:57
@mpb I wonder is NetworkManager is looking for the 'predictable' interface and not eth0.
– Robert Baker
Feb 27 at 4:54
as far as i know 18.04 uses
netplan Probably this link helps you somehow bugs.launchpad.net/netplan/+bug/1718607 and netplan.io– AlexOnLinux
Feb 27 at 0:03
as far as i know 18.04 uses
netplan Probably this link helps you somehow bugs.launchpad.net/netplan/+bug/1718607 and netplan.io– AlexOnLinux
Feb 27 at 0:03
The docs says about
assigned-mac-address: 'Note that this property only exists in D-Bus API. libnm and nmcli continue to call this property "cloned-mac-address".' So maybe you need cloned-mac-address="00:22:68:1c:59:b1"?– Olorin
Feb 27 at 2:57
The docs says about
assigned-mac-address: 'Note that this property only exists in D-Bus API. libnm and nmcli continue to call this property "cloned-mac-address".' So maybe you need cloned-mac-address="00:22:68:1c:59:b1"?– Olorin
Feb 27 at 2:57
@mpb I wonder is NetworkManager is looking for the 'predictable' interface and not eth0.
– Robert Baker
Feb 27 at 4:54
@mpb I wonder is NetworkManager is looking for the 'predictable' interface and not eth0.
– Robert Baker
Feb 27 at 4:54
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as far as i know 18.04 uses
netplanProbably this link helps you somehow bugs.launchpad.net/netplan/+bug/1718607 and netplan.io– AlexOnLinux
Feb 27 at 0:03
The docs says about
assigned-mac-address: 'Note that this property only exists in D-Bus API. libnm and nmcli continue to call this property "cloned-mac-address".' So maybe you needcloned-mac-address="00:22:68:1c:59:b1"?– Olorin
Feb 27 at 2:57
@mpb I wonder is NetworkManager is looking for the 'predictable' interface and not eth0.
– Robert Baker
Feb 27 at 4:54