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Re: WiFi mac address changes every reboot

 

Hey,

I haven't got this file and the wifi directory neither.

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ sudo -l /persist/
sensors


2015-11-23 14:51 GMT+01:00 Simon Fels <simon.fels@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Can you check if the following file is still present on your Nexus 4?
>
> phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ sudo ls -alh /persist/wifi/.macaddr
> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 13 Jan  3  1970 /persist/wifi/.macaddr
>
> regards,
> Simon
>
>
> On 23.11.2015 14:29, Heroldich Robin wrote:
>
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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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