MAC address randomization

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Hi

I was surprised to learn that MAC randomization has been introduced in F40. When I got to workplace, couldn’t connect to office Wifi.

I tried using the below command which I got from 22-wifi-mac-addr.conf file.

nmcli connection modify “$PROFILE” wifi.cloned-mac-address permanent
$PROFILE = SSID name

But I am not still not able to connect to the office Wifi

Can anyone please assist?

Thanks

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permanent is the correct setting. The profile name is not necessarily the SSID. It’s the name under which you set it up. Does nmcli conn show $PROFILE give what you expect, including the permanent original MAC? Note that more than just this default may have changed if you’re connection with F40 for the first time.

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Followed this guide and issue is resolved with the help of network team

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/StableSSIDMACAddress