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How to restore MAC address in Linux?

I have changed my MAC address in my Linux machine using ifconfig. Now the problem is I have not saved my original MAC address. I want to restore it without rebooting. Is there a way to do it?
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How to change the MAC address in Win 8 to spoof a Roku Player through a WiFi splash page?

My Linux laptop died yesterday and now I can't watch TV. Let me explain. I use a Roku Player to stream Netflix shows to my television; and a year or two ago, the Internet Service provided in my ...
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Can two devices with the same MAC address be on the same network?

What happens if there is a device already connected to a wifi network, and subsequently another device tries to join the wifi network using the exact same MAC address as the original?
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Faking screen resolution given to website

I would like to ask you how to fake screen resolution given to web page. I've just kept trying googling it for 20 minutes to no avail. Thank you in advance.
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Is it possible to spoof the From: field in Outlook?

I am wondering if it is possible to change the From: field (not just the reply-to) in Outlook (specifically in the 2010 beta, but also interested in other versions). I am just moving over from Linux ...
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Computer to act as keyboard

Title explains it. Imagine this example, Host computer connects to a Client computer via male/male usb connection. Client computer acknowledges this connection as a new device, in this case a ...
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Spoofing video card vendorid and deviceid

I was wondering if there's some way to spoof my video card vendorid and deviceid, so that I can run a software that runs only for certain ids. Is devcon.exe something I can use? I've read about 3D-...
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Is there a way to make Vivaldi fake-report the OS to webpages as Windows instead of Linux?

I run Linux and Vivaldi. Various webpages are able to tell that I run Linux, and I'm unsure if this is done from sniffing the User-agent header anymore. Regardless of how it is done these days, I ...
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Spoof MAC address in Windows 7: Bypass

I am trying to spoof the MAC address of my new Win7 laptop. To do so I tried specifying an alternate value from the Device Manager which took no effect. I also tried from the registry, as per other ...
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Why do spoofed DNS packets get ignored?

First off, let me clarify that this question refers to a private project that is intended for educational purpose only. I tried to write my own "DNS spoofer". Don't worry, this question is not ...
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How to tell from email header if sender address is legitimate

I received an email from [email protected] claiming that I have got an interview for Assistance Manager (exact words were - Result of your application for the position of assistant manager . ...
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Redirect/Resend IP packets after WakeOnLan

my old pc is playing home server now and uses a lot of energy. Therefore i'd like to suspend it, when it's not needed and wake it up when someone tries to access it. My plan is to notify a Raspberry ...
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nmcli cloned-mac-address for *all* connections

How can I clone the mac address on my linux system using the nmcli command such that it's cloned for all wifi connections? I'm having issues with Network Manager overriding the mac address that I set ...
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A Utility to Spoof MAC addresses in OS X?

Is there a menu bar style tool, or maybe a GUI program that would allow me to switch / spoof MAC addresses for the Airport / WiFi connection on OS X?
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802.1X bypass / MAC spoof prevention

I was wondering if it's possible to prevent MAC spoofing / 802.1X bypass techniques as described here: https://www.defcon.org/images/defcon-19/dc-19-presentations/Duckwall/DEFCON-19-Duckwall-Bridge-...
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How to Monitor network calls by exes installed on Computer

I want to Monitor websites getting connected by exes installed on my system. I suspect one of the exes I've installed is remotely connecting to some spammy website to send information secretly. Rather ...
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Is it possible to spoof screen size or resolution in Firefox?

I have a very unique screen size which makes me particularly vulnerable to fingerprinting. Is it possible to make it seem like my screen is the standard 1920x1080, without actually changing the ...
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Redirect to a particular YouTube video link if a person opens any YouTube page

I want to redirect all the users in my WiFi network who ever open YouTube or any YouTube video to a particular YouTube video. It might require editing the URL. I don't know if we can call it ...
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Can an Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection be spoofed?

I need to tell someone my MAC address imminently so I can be added to their router, but I am not at my computer. My laptop is a Dell Latitude E6510, running Ubuntu 12.04 with an Intel 82577LM ethernet ...
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Yahoo Mail: Hacking, Spoofing or Malware explosion [closed]

It could be just coincidence, but in the week that my wife complains that here account has been 'hacked', I receive dodgy emails from most of the people I know who still use Yahoo accounts. When my ...
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Spoofing company email address

If you have a company in the UK, and its email address is being spoofed, what can be done about it? Our clients are basically getting emails which we never sent from email addresses which we do not ...
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How can I hide, spoof or mask an IP address? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Make my IP address appear to be from another country Several friends said they have done it with a proxy address. Is there a quick/easy way of doing it without having to ...
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How can a WiFi router recognize MAC address change of a connected device?

My teen son and I are playing a hacking game. I've installed an WiFi router with parental controls, MAC filtering, VPN, etc. I block Internet for him, he tries to break out of the cage (for now I'm ...
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Is there a way to execute an arp spoof on Windows?

You can easily set up arp spoofs on linux using the arpspoof command in terminal. My question is - is there a piece of software that would allow you to do the same on Windows? So far I've seen ...
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How is it that Email Marketing Platforms like mailchimp are able send emails from me without me giving them my email password?

Mail Chimp, SendinBlue, and etc are email marketing platforms that can do email blasting. I noticed that they are able to send an email and mark it as 'From' my email. Its very weird to me as i never ...
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How does IP address spoofing work when there is a router with public IP involved?

It says on Wikipedia that egress filtering 'verifies that the source IP address in all outbound packets is within the range of allocated internal address blocks' and on IP spoofing it says 'Ideally ...
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scramble https over http to avoid detection by Firewall

My campus has recently installed Fortigate Firewall and have started spoofing https certs. eg. Certificates appear to be invalid saying: "Google.com; verified by Fortinet CA" Is there a way to ...
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I need to spoof the source IP of a packet

I'm running some tests for a security project and here is the scenario. I have a SIP server (SBC) that accepts calls from a list of IP addresses. I have a SIP INVITE packet and I want to send to that ...
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Privacy: Disallowing server reading user's time

If you go to www.deviceinfo.me, you'll see that the website is able to read your machine's local time. This is sensitive information because it says whereabouts you're located. Is there any way to ...
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How to block IP address that's outside router's DHCP IP range

I've found some ip address that's not in my DHCP range.. which is weird because I set my DHCP range 192.168.2.xxx but these ip have 172.xxx.x.xxx or 192.168.1.xxx range I want to block them, how? I'm ...
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