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How to generate a valid random MAC Address with bash shell
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How can i generate a valid random mac adress with bash. The first half of the adress should always stay same like this just the x value should be generated random?
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00-60-2F-xx-xx-xx
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In the past I've done this using: but that will only make them in the range 0-9. For my purposes, that was good enough. Probably a better solution would be to use printf: Here's how that works: The printf program is based on the C "printf" function,…
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