MAC spoofing stopped working on wired connection from Tails 1.1.1 to Tails 1.1.2 with RTL8101E/RTL8102E
Originally created by @emmapeel on #8034 (Redmine)
Reported by user.
Laptop is a HP Presario CQ57 Notebook PC
Wired connection shows in lspci as:
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)
First of all:
MAC spoofing works on the computer mentioned above under Tails1.0.1
Network connection without MAC spoofing works on the computer mentioned above under Tails1.0.1 AND Tails1.1.2
This effect is NOT dependent on any other entry of the login-dialog (persistence, keyboard)
Reproducing the error:
After booting Tails1.1.2 (legacy booting / MAC spoofing activated) the
icon network manager keeps ‘rotating’. Touching it with the mouse
pointer shows the message:
requesting a wired network connection for ‘wired connection’
After some seconds an error pop up windows appears, saying:
Network Disconnected
Further Info:
I booted with Tails1.0.1 (MAC spoofing enabled) and looked at the
‘connection information’. Here is the output (X stands for: is
spoofed):
Active Network Connections
Auto eth0 (default)
Interface: Ethernet (eth0)
Hardware Address 2C:76:8A:XX:XX:XX
Driver: r8169
Security: None
I looked at the menu ‘Wired Connection / Edit’
There is no MAC address given …
After booting Tails1.1.2 (MAC spoofing disabled) the same ‘Active Network Connections’ are given (except X showing the real MAC address).
After booting Tails1.1.2 (MAC spoofing enabled), I insert a MAC address in menu ‘Wired Connection / Edit’ —> results in ‘Network Disabled’ and a new entry appears in Wired Connection named ‘Auto Ethernet’
I cannot get a wired network connection with MAC spoofing on this HP Presario CQ57 any more.