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[Bryan Quigley <bryan.quigley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Unable to change MAC-address for wireless adapter(s)

Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Am having no issues making MAC-address changes to a wired adapter,
  only to the wireless adapters.

  Have replicated problem on two PCs (Ubuntu 13.04, updated as of Sept 5
  2013).  On both PCs, have tried two wireless adapters, one internal,
  the other USB.  Same result.

  On one PC, the internal wireless presents as 'eth1' and the USB as
  'wlan0'.  On the second,  the internal presents as 'wlan0' and the USB
  as 'wlan1'.  But same result.

  Problem occurs when using either Macchanger (GNU MAC changer v1.5.0)
  or "sudo ifconfig wlan0 down / sudo ifconfig wlan0 hw ether
  xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" in Terminal.  Macchanger gives error "Can't change
  MAC: interface up or not permission: Invalid argument", while Terminal
  gives error "SIOCSIFHWADDR: Invalid argument".  Same on both PCs.

  I note the similarity to Bug #1180929, reported on on 2013-05-16.  Reports also appear in Ubuntu forums at:
   - ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2158910
   - ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2145828

  Network-manager version is 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6

  Many thanks.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: gnome-terminal 3.6.1-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42-generic 3.8.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Sep  5 11:08:26 2013
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-13 (22 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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