Change network mac address using "ip" command

Question

Usually I would be able to change my wifi mac address with the ifconfig command like :

ifconfig <iface> hw ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

Ubuntu have however deprecated ifconfig in behalf of the "ip" command, so I was wondering if there is an way to get similar functionality using that command?

Solution

First run:

ip link show

This will list your network devices. Find the one you want to change. Next, run:

sudo ip link set dev <your device here> down

Then:

sudo ip link set dev <your device here> address <your new mac address>

Finally:

sudo ip link set dev <your device here> up

Comments

[PerlDuck]

The question was explicitely about an alternative to ifconfig because Ubuntu has switched to the ip command.

[pbhj]

ip -c a is really handy as a first command, or just ip a which stands for ip address and gives you a slightly different display including IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

[John Smith]

Will this change persist after the reboot?