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WiFiSpoof quickly and easily allows you to change your WiFi MAC address via hot-key or the system menu bar.
What's New
Version 1.2.5:
- Fixed a potential crash on OS X 10.7.5
Requirements
- Intel, 64-bit processor
- OS X 10.7 or later
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| Downloads:14,452 |
| Version Downloads:6,045 |
| Type:Development : Networks |
| License:Free |
| Date:22 May 2013 |
| Platform:Intel 64 / OS X |
| Price:Free |
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WiFiSpoof quickly and easily allows you to change your WiFi MAC address via hot-key or the system menu bar.
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BigJohnson reviewed on 28 Oct 2013
Every time I select "Randomize MAC Address" from the menu icon or press the Randomize button, the address generated stays the same as the hardware address.
OS X 10.7.5
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Unfortunately, I always use the USB antenna at home, and rarely use my computer anywhere else, so this isn't really useful for me.
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piquadratpi2 reviewed on 22 May 2013
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JulioRamirez reviewed on 26 Sep 2012
One feature I would like to see in a future version is an option to randomize the MAC address on a timed interval. Having a button in the pull down menu that returned the MAC address to default might be handy also. Having said that, the app really is perfect as is, I'm just throwing out a couple requests.
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Cornelius.a.h reviewed on 01 Sep 2012
What a great app from responsive developers, if you like this app, better check their other app.
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Otherwise, thanks for the great app!
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Frankof reviewed on 29 Aug 2012
Second, I'd like to have an option to reset the MAC address to the hardware address. I know, it does reset itself with every reboot, but it would be great to have a "reset" button in the "WifiSpoof window" next to the top line with the hardware MAC address.
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both of these issues have now been fixed, thanks for the feedback.
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Thanks!
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The MAC address is the hardware "street address" of your wireless network card. Every network card (wireless or not) needs such an address so that, whenever you surf the internet, the data packages "find back" to your computer. It is, in a way, like your IP address, but on a level lower. That's vital, because several computers can have the same IP address visible to the outside world, when they're behind one router. So, think of a home network. Sitting on the sofa, you and your girlfriend both use your wireless network. Websites requested by your girlfriend must end up in her computer, and the ones requested by you in yours. That magically works because your router understands from which computer the request came, and routes the reply back to this computer. That's what the MAC address is needed for.
So, why would you like to change it, if it is so useful? Consider a network in a public place - hotel, airport, diner, whatever. Your computer can be uniquely identified by its MAC address. As the MAC address does usually never change, this identification can in principle be used to "track" you and your network usage. So, you might consider changing it from time to time. Is this purely academic? No, it's not. In fact it can be very useful. Consider a public hotspot that gives you, say, 15 minutes a day of Internet access for free, like in an airport. The only way for the hotspot to identify your computer is by its MAC address. Which means that when your time is up, you can change the MAC address so that your computer looks like a different one - and you can continue using the network.
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Solosaint reviewed on 23 Aug 2012
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appleHQ rated on 03 Feb 2014
Crazyasd rated on 25 Aug 2012
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Schmidhauser rated on 08 Aug 2012
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Holger Schulze rated on 02 Aug 2012