From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LYdm7-0000Xd-QU for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:59:00 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B312BE0338; Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:58:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-fx0-f20.google.com (mail-fx0-f20.google.com [209.85.220.20]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A81CE0338 for ; Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:58:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm13 with SMTP id 13so5015862fxm.10 for ; Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:58:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=RPmWaimg+eqwdOK1gSCF5W2c9pb5NZFVNqEhuNH9MQ8=; b=hCnOjioEf/HsntcwQav1mCkkC3/MuRFOAuiusB24fgmc0fIkiioCGdb1lvwRYFG029 StevSP9a1jl0+dOxfIxC65DPzgNu2E+lzFJy+6IsiuRTnhLRd5JTUzavdcXxzGmJSFUl fbWopT4UPx6c9NsXgG2wQ4kQCWH45MrJraVC8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=fEajkjhRaC9QYR4FGHm3bF/SCP9a474UpEqba0MUvuE2k55/wbFdBY6ahDH053/dQI RiGchKmrlWcqaWypqq9OV2oMHmJKaMBiZe5eR9/Tgf+5i3AqvgRFKSuI89cE0amxZcAS 4vsI7Zun7HlNJNfaSlW+S41v52XiR7AKDZqB0= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.103.226.10 with SMTP id d10mr807048mur.84.1234691934691; Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:58:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3ac129340902142251me59bb4flfa38491d78d14fa@mail.gmail.com> References: <3ac129340902140305u5da7615asf2c4c7a3b329a48f@mail.gmail.com> <1234610592.15611.3.camel@rattus> <3ac129340902142251me59bb4flfa38491d78d14fa@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:58:54 +0000 Message-ID: <3ac129340902150158x3a70e694o2c260521bd8dfe69@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Fake MAC Address Bungling Wireless From: daid kahl To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6dd96a02ca0180462f21eec X-Archives-Salt: c8182830-67d8-40cb-a57b-bc319b3b5695 X-Archives-Hash: 442b361f805364e2e5f3ab7047610882 --0016e6dd96a02ca0180462f21eec Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 2009/2/15 daid kahl > )On Sat, 2009-02-14 at 20:05 +0900, daid kahl wrote: >> > I was bored and playing around with macchanger to change my Wireless >> > MAC address, and wireless has not worked since, even though I'm using >> > my hardware MAC address again. I'm usually using NetworkManager, but >> > I >> >> >> Well, no obvious solutions after 7 hours of actively trying things, so I'll restore from backup. For those interested, I deleted files from /var/lib/dhcpbd, and this allowed me to get new IP addresses, but all within the faulty subdomain of California. I tried on another wireless networks, and still my machine tries to assign me an IP within the California domain. I reinstalled my entire networking software (short of a kernel recompile), and deleted and remade any network configuration files I could find that might be relevant, and still the problem persisted. I used wicd to assign myself static IP and DNS with known values that are functional, and then the network was recognized, but I could not access anything. I have a backup of the current system, so if anyone is really really interested in this subject, I could restore and toy around some more. But I have to recommend against using macchanger without a very recent backup of your system. I'd file a bug report, but what would I say? I don't know what file was actually being affected, so I can't offer any useful insight. ~daid --0016e6dd96a02ca0180462f21eec Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

2009/2/15 daid kahl &l= t;daidxor@gmail.com>
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)On Sat, 2009-02-14 at 20:05 +090= 0, daid kahl wrote:
> I was bored and playing around with macchanger to change my Wireless > MAC address, and wireless has not worked since, even though I'm us= ing
> my hardware MAC address again.  I'm usually using NetworkMana= ger, but
> I


Well, no obv= ious solutions after 7 hours of actively trying things, so I'll restore= from backup. 

For those interested, I deleted files from /var= /lib/dhcpbd, and this allowed me to get new IP addresses, but all within th= e faulty subdomain of California.  I tried on another wireless network= s, and still my machine tries to assign me an IP within the California doma= in.  I reinstalled my entire networking software (short of a kernel re= compile), and deleted and remade any network configuration files I could fi= nd that might be relevant, and still the problem persisted.   I u= sed wicd to assign myself static IP and DNS with known values that are func= tional, and then the network was recognized, but I could not access anythin= g. 

I have a backup of the current system, so if anyone is really really in= terested in this subject, I could restore and toy around some more.  B= ut I have to recommend against using macchanger without a very recent backu= p of your system.  I'd file a bug report, but what would I say?&nb= sp; I don't know what file was actually being affected, so I can't = offer any useful insight.

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