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Below is my version of kali which is a vm running on VBox 5.2.22:

Linux kali 4.18.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.18.10-2kali1 (2018-10-09) x86_64 GNU/Linux

As the title says, after changing my mac address my network disconnects and I can't reconnect to the network.

Before executing a pen test I'd like to spoof my address (I know there are other things that has to be done but spoofing my mac address has been giving me issues).

I have looked at a couple of articles as to why my internet connection cuts after I change my mac address here and here but to no avail do those work.

I have read that the setting on Network at the top right overrides the mac spoofing command in the terminal.

I have tried setting the cloned address to the new mac address below:

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Did a network restart and still nothing. Has anyone been successful at changing the mac address on a Kali VM running on virtualbox?

Can this not be done in a VM?

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  • Can you provide the steps you took to 'spoof' your mac address? Perhaps something is going wrong with your method.
    – Michael Frank
    Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 20:19
  • This user also had issues spoofing their MAC when running Kali on a VM: forums.kali.org/…
    – Michael Frank
    Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 20:21
  • Hey Michael. Yes, I actually seen that article including the others in the link provided. I had trouble downloading the zip file as well from the kali forums. As for what commands I was running: ifconfig eth0 down>macchanger -r eth0>ifconfig eth0 up. Also tried a combination of things with network manager but to no avail.
    – Nina G
    Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 20:26
  • I'm wondering if I will just have to dual boot kali onto my laptop and then test to see if it works rather than going the vm route.
    – Nina G
    Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 20:27
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    The switch has to allow your MAC to change as it decides what IP maps to what MAC in the ARP table. In this case, your switch is a virtual switch. The MAC address is not visible outside of the virtual environment. Devices on the physical LAN will see the communication coming from the MAC of the HOST machine.
    – HackSlash
    Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 20:55

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When you use VBOX you don't need to use Mac changer. Change the address directly from the configuration of VM BOX.

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