How do I change mac address on Ubuntu 16.10?

Question

AC68 I can change my mac address on windows with tmac perfectly but on linux I dont see any software with a GUI that can help me, as macchanger doesnt change my mac address it just reverst to the original.

Solution

1. Go to dash, search for Network Connections.
2. On Network Connections window select your current connection, then click Edit.
3. Navigate to WiFi tab (for WiFi connection) or Ethernet tab (for Wired connection).
4. Under Device field, type your desired MAC address on "Cloned MAC Address" field.

NOTE: Change we have applied to MAC Address are temporary, they will be reset after every reboot.

Comments

[Mostafa Ahangarha]

Have a look on your connection setting. You can easily alter the MAC address.

[Volker Voecking]

To make this work on my Ubuntu 16.10 machine I had to disable Wi-Fi, then set the "Cloned MAC address" and after pressing "Save" reenable Wi-Fi. Might be a hardware/driver issue (Asus Eee PC 1080HA).