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Also, don't turn your WiFi card off and then back on again after the hack to
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practice of copying someone else's MAC address is referred to as "spoofing".

Spoofing a MAC address can get you through any MAC address filter, like the
ones used by public WiFi hotspots.

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* Connect to the WiFi network you wish to access. It must be "public" in the
sense that it's not encrypted with WPA or WEP. Virtually all paid WiFi hotspots
are public, relying on MAC address filtering to control access. The MAC
address filter is easily defeated, as shown below.
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* Select the address of some machine on the network, and Command-C that
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* Spoof the MAC address:

sudo ifconfig en1 ether [mac address to spoof]
Where it says "[mac address to spoof]", press Command-V to paste the victim's,
er, I mean the machine-to-be-spoofed's MAC address. Your machine may
require an administrator password at this point. This is the password you use to
log into OS X on your own machine.
* Confirm the spoof:
ifconfig en1 | grep ether
Your displayed MAC address should now be different from what it was before.

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so i don't do it with windows but with linux can i

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sgx1989x (/member/sgx1989x/)

I tried this and now i cant connect to the network and it says "no internet
and the window asking me to pay doesnt pop up...i highly do NOT
recommend this, now even if i wanted to pay i cant connect, nust have been
blacklisted.

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2 months ago

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i have a windows xp. where can we find the system files as u stated before?
no 'terminal' anywhere.

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i know terminal is there in linux.

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Dude, you have bigger problems if you're still running XP. End-oflike a year ago. For the sake of everyone, please, please
upgrade. Chances are your computer is massively compromised.

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RashiG1

2 months ago

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sorry - i don't use Windows. this trick works on Mac, and probably on
also. there's a CMD or command line feature in Windows that
lets you execute DOS commands, but it isn't the same as Linux or Mac
terminal, and the commands are different. Windows is generally not
recommended for "hacking", a.k.a. computer security work. if you're
serious about learning this stuff, i would consider installing Linux.

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can i spoof from windows cmd,,,, does it work ?????

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luciferjeeva

You can in your system files also they make programs for changing
your mac and sniffing traffic
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5 months ago

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Wait. You have to logged in to the wifi network before you do this. That means
the password. All this does is allow anonymous wifi
browsing. I was looking for how to find the actual password itself.

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No, you need to be connected not logged in. You connect your laptop
when you open your browser it redirects you to a log in / pay
page. You're right that this doesn't give the password, it simply lets you
mimic an already paying customer and if no one is connected to it then
you won't even be able to copy their MAC address.

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is this just while using a computer or can it be done on android using a

terminal emulator?? Thanks in advance i am still learning.
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2 months ago

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Iplink in the terminal... Check the help option for proper commands...
want to find the clients on the network install wifikill from xda
forum...

And if you
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3 months ago

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It will not work for any Wi-Fi which is enforcing AP isolation, which is normally
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You can bypass the ap

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This is a huge vunrability; terrorist could get a hold off this- shares it to the
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2 months ago

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The only way this would do any damage is if they were in range of the
and would need to know alot more than running an arp watch,
and mac spoof do do anything

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3 months ago

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That's the dumbest thing I've heard this week. This "hack" is common
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just pay the $3.00 charge...

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You could make it a lil easier... Just get a kali live disc.. You can boot kali Linux
ISO... Toor is the default password... Once you get to the desktop,
open the terminal then ifconfig (your iface) down
Macchanger -r (iface)
Ifconfig (iface) up

from an
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Change your mac before connecting to the network... You don't want your
permanent mac anywhere on their system.
Then I just
Wifite from the terminal and I actually launch a deauth to grab the client/clients
also host mac..

Then reset your network manager theres actually a way to do this in the
terminal, but for noob sake go to network manager in your settings and flick it
off then on ...
In the terminal
Ifconfig (iface) down
Macchanger -m (target client mac) (iface)
Ifconfig (iface) up
Then connect to the hotspot and you should bypass confirmation through the
broswer

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2 months ago

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hahaha ! That great ! I shared it on http://www.revps.com credit you hope you

any issue

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lol, i get this when i try this

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ifconfig en1 | grep ether

en1: error fetching interface information: Device not found

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geodude9537.

it would seem your interface is just called something else (other than
kind of Mac do you have?

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3 months ago

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3 months ago

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First person I've followed and I haven't even tried the hack but the sarcasm
thumbs up to you

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4 months ago

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KALI it is your friend :D

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my mac adress isn't changing and i've tried about 8 different combinations and
inputs, i think it might have to do with the values for "ifconfig" is
there another one besides "ether"??

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Just as an FYI: This is a felony.

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9 months ago

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Doesn't seem to work on bt WiFi with con in the UK. That said, I'm on a
and have to use en0. Not sure why.

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6 months ago

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Hey, do you know of a good tutorial on how to pull off making a

I tried once but there was some weird problem with
partitioning, not to mention it took a few tries to get the installer going.
Thanks~

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6 months ago

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Hi, yeah, you should check out the in-depth tutorial at TonyMacx86,
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11 months ago

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Does this work for Mavericks OS as well on a macintosh?

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Works for me
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Do you know how to put your MAC address back to default after doing
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6 months ago

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Type "sudo ifconfig en1 ether (original MAC address here)

ifconfig en1 | grep ether to confirm your MAC address is
back to normal. You need to somehow remember your original MAC
address to revert it to its original.

Then type
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6 months ago

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Hello, please tell me how to hack in windows. Please. Thanks

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an how to get back to the original configuration? Thk

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Okay. I'm new to this, but I tried it out and it worked.

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1. Open terminal
2. Type "ifconfig en1 | grep ether" to confirm your current MAC
address.
3. Type "sudo ifconfig en1 ether (original MAC address here)
4. Repeat step 2 to confirm your new (and original) MAC address.
Note: you should always have your MAC address written down
somewhere so you can revert back to normal.
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