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Re: WiFi mac address changes every reboot

 

I think this is already filed here [1], but I'll remove the “hotspot”
references.

[1]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-system-settings/+bug/1491385

On 23 November 2015 at 14:29, Heroldich Robin <robinhero@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>
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> Hey,
>
> As I see this is not the same bug. My WiFi mac address is the same on the
> About Page and with ifconfig command too. My problem is that my WiFi mac
> address changes with every reboot, so I need to readd my connection details
> every time and there will be a new connection with this name, just add a
> plus number to it, like:
>
> RobinH
> RobinH 1
> RobinH 2
> Robinh 3 ... etc.
>
> I'm using a Nexus 4.
>
>
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 08:12:49 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] WiFi mac address changes every reboot
> From: pat.mcgowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: robinhero@xxxxxxxxxx
> CC: ubuntu-phone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> This sounds like
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-system-settings/+bug/1399723
> which was fixed some time ago.
>
> What device are you on and where do you get the mac address? May warrant a
> new bug report.
>
> Pat
>
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 4:02 AM, Heroldich Robin <robinhero@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I'm using Ubuntu on my Nexus 4 and I've found an interesting bug. I need
> to connect to my WiFi network after every reboot, the reason is the mac
> address of WiFi changes every reboot. It works well with Android. Any idea
> how can I set it permanent? It's very fustrating...
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