diff --git a/content/posts/macos/Properly Generate a Randomize MAC Address on macOS.md b/content/posts/macos/Properly Generate a Randomize MAC Address on macOS.md index f859c11..f1f6e64 100644 --- a/content/posts/macos/Properly Generate a Randomize MAC Address on macOS.md +++ b/content/posts/macos/Properly Generate a Randomize MAC Address on macOS.md @@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ Consider the following: - Most if not all macOS computers around you will use their real MAC address with Apple's OUI (the first 3 octets of your MAC address) - You cannot hide that you are using a mac (because of your hostname, connections to Apple's servers, etc) -Randomizing the mac address only makes sense if you use a not-very-unique hostname (like Macbook-Pro), \ No newline at end of file +Randomizing the mac address only makes sense if you use a not-very-unique hostname (like Macbook-Pro), and that you only randomize the last 3 octets of your MAC address so that you actually look like a new Macbook on the network. + +### Improper instructions + +Unfortunately, most of the guides I could find recommends randomizing the entire MAC address instead of the final 3 octets. Take guides recommending `mac-changer` for example, \ No newline at end of file