changemac.py

# Author- RIZWAN AHMAD

# Simple python Script to change mac address of linux generate random or enter mac address


import random
from subprocess import PIPE, Popen


# function for returning terminal command
def cret(command):
    process = Popen(args=command, stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
    return process.communicate()[0]


# function for genrate mac address random
def randmac():
    return [
        0x00,
        0x16,
        0x3E,
        random.randint(0x00, 0x7F),
        random.randint(0x00, 0xFF),
        random.randint(0x00, 0xFF),
    ]


def retrandmac(mac):
    return ":".join(map(lambda x: "%02x" % x, mac))


print("                                             +-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+")
print("                                             |M|A|C| |c|h|a|n|g|e|r|")
print("                                             +-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+")
# finding wireless interface name that should start with wl e.g.-wlan0,wlp3s0
infname = cret('ifconfig -a  | egrep "^[wl-wl]+" | sed "s/: .*//" | grep -v "lo"')
# INTERFACE NAME 6 character so return 6 last character
infname = infname[:6]
infname = infname.decode("utf-8")
# GETTING MAC Address from /sys/class/net/wlan0/address directory
cmdgetmac = "cat /sys/class/net/" + infname + "/address"
crrntmac = cret("cat /sys/class/net/" + infname + "/address")
crrntmac = crrntmac.decode("utf-8")
print(
    "Your Current mac address = "
    + crrntmac
    + "\nEnter Option to change Your MAC:\n1. Enter MAC address manually \n2. Automatic Random MAC address"
)
opt = int(input())

if opt == 1:
    print("Please Enter Your New MAC address: \nExmple:  46:d2:f4:0c:2a:50")

    newmac = input()
    print("Please wait changing  mac address..................")

    # first turn off wifi
    cret("nmcli radio wifi off")

    changemaccmd = "sudo ip link set dev " + infname + " address " + newmac
    # executing command with new mac address
    cret(changemaccmd)
    # turning on wifi
    cret("nmcli radio wifi on")
    # GETTING MAC Address from /sys/class/net/wlan0/address directory
    cr = cret("cat /sys/class/net/" + infname + "/address")
    cr = cr.decode("utf-8")

    print("\nNow Your Current mac address = " + cr)


elif opt == 2:
    genmac = retrandmac(randmac())
    print("Please wait generating new mac address.....................")
    cret("nmcli radio wifi off")
    changemaccmd = "sudo ip link set dev " + infname + " address " + genmac
    cret(changemaccmd)
    cret("nmcli radio wifi on")
    cr = cret("cat /sys/class/net/" + infname + "/address")
    cr = cr.decode("utf-8")
    print("Now Your Current mac address = " + cr)

else:
    print("You Have Selected wrong Option")