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kaneorotar · 10-29-2012, 09:14 AM

I accidentally found the script /etc/init.d/wifi which is related to flashing the MAC address to the EEPROM of the Wi-Fi board. After examining it and /opt/ar6k/host/support/loadAR6000.sh for a few times, I came up with the following code that's able to change the MAC Wi-Fi address.

Code:

#!/bin/sh

export IMAGEPATH=/sbin
export WORKAREA=/opt/ar6k
export ATH_PLATFORM=SHASTA_NATIVEMMC-SDIO
export TARGET_TYPE=AR6002
export AR6002_REV=2
export TARGET=AR6002
export EEPROM=/opt/ar6k/target/AR6002/hw2.0/bin/lab126_15dBm_nodiv_WWR_CTL.bin

#Changing the Wi-Fi MAC address
idme --mac 28EF01F3XXXX

args=$*
RAWMAC=`idme ? | awk '/MAC address/ { print $4 }`
MAC=`echo $RAWMAC | sed 's/\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)/\1:\2:\3:\4:\5:\6/'`
echo $MAC
#Flashing to the EEPROM
/opt/ar6k/host/support/loadAR6000.sh -i wlan0 --setmac $MAC  $args

I've managed to change the MAC to my original one and it works well with the B006 S/N. But as soon as the S/N is also changed to mine, the Wi-Fi MAC goes back to 'Unavailable' again.

10-29-2012, 09:14 AM	#34
kaneorotar Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 17678 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA, USA Device: K3, KW3, PW4	I accidentally found the script /etc/init.d/wifi which is related to flashing the MAC address to the EEPROM of the Wi-Fi board. After examining it and /opt/ar6k/host/support/loadAR6000.sh for a few times, I came up with the following code that's able to change the MAC Wi-Fi address. Code: #!/bin/sh export IMAGEPATH=/sbin export WORKAREA=/opt/ar6k export ATH_PLATFORM=SHASTA_NATIVEMMC-SDIO export TARGET_TYPE=AR6002 export AR6002_REV=2 export TARGET=AR6002 export EEPROM=/opt/ar6k/target/AR6002/hw2.0/bin/lab126_15dBm_nodiv_WWR_CTL.bin #Changing the Wi-Fi MAC address idme --mac 28EF01F3XXXX args=$* RAWMAC=`idme ? \| awk '/MAC address/ { print $4 }` MAC=`echo $RAWMAC \| sed 's/\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)/\1:\2:\3:\4:\5:\6/'` echo $MAC #Flashing to the EEPROM /opt/ar6k/host/support/loadAR6000.sh -i wlan0 --setmac $MAC $args I've managed to change the MAC to my original one and it works well with the B006 S/N. But as soon as the S/N is also changed to mine, the Wi-Fi MAC goes back to 'Unavailable' again.