![]() proc and /sys filesystems are just a view of kernel structures, both filesystems reside in memory. So now, just out of curiosity: Is it possible to change the MAC address of a network interface on this level? It is also not possible to change this file in any manner, not even the superuser has permission to do this. But when I attempt to change the address using one of the commands above, the address file stays the same, so apparently, the commands do not change the MAC address on the lowest level. ![]() In this directory, I then found the file address which is just a text file containing the MAC address of the interface. A command like ip link show eth0 then confirms that the change was successful.īut I recently discovered the files in /sys/class/net (originally from this answer): each one is a symbolic link to a directory containing files with information about the interface as documented here For example, on my machine, the ethernet interface is enp3s0 (I have no idea why it has such a strange name), and /sys/class/net/enp3s0 links to /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:03:00.0/net/enp3s0. I know that I can change a network interface's MAC address by bringing the interface down, using a command like ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55 or ip link set eth0 address 00:11:22:33:44:55 and then bringing the interface up again.
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