"Anonymizing your MAC Address" fails for ens6/wired device.

[qubesissues]

Qubes OS version:

4.0 Release Candidate upgraded

Affected component(s):

sys-net after applying https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/

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Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Following the instructions in https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/ does randomize the wireless mac address on each boot. The ens6 device (ethernet port) never changes.

Expected behavior:

It is expected that after applying the instructions on this page (https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/) both my wired and wireless mac addresses will be randomized (different on each boot).

Actual behavior:

The wireless mac changes on each boot but the wired address does not. Seen with sudo ip link show.

General notes:

Is this a bug with Qubes 4 or simply a documentation error? Can anyone comfirm this problem?

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Related issues:

[andrewdavidwong]

Looks like a possible duplicate of #3905.

[andrewdavidwong]

Looks like a possible duplicate of #3905.

[andrewdavidwong]

Related: #938.

[andrewdavidwong]

Related: #938.

[andrewdavidwong]

@qubesissues: Please see the comments on #3905, especially #3905 (comment) by @AlmightyLaxz.

If that answers your question the same way it did for @knifetheMAC in #3905 (comment), then this clearly needs to be documented, since multiple users are getting confused by the same thing.

[andrewdavidwong]

@qubesissues: Please see the comments on #3905, especially #3905 (comment) by @AlmightyLaxz.

If that answers your question the same way it did for @knifetheMAC in #3905 (comment), then this clearly needs to be documented, since multiple users are getting confused by the same thing.

[qubesissues]

@andrewdavidwong It is not related to #3905 because the responding person says "I think you are expecting the outcome to be a random MAC address per VM, which I don't think is currently possible" but that is not my goal. I want the wireless and wired interfaces on sys-net to be randomized. But now only the wireless is randomized based on the instructions here: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/ (under the heading "Randomize all Ethernet and Wifi connections")

It is not related to #938 in any way that I see. That issue is discussing ways to include this by default. I am asking if the doc is wrong at https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/ or if there is a bug in Qubes that makes this method fail.

[qubesissues]

@andrewdavidwong It is not related to #3905 because the responding person says "I think you are expecting the outcome to be a random MAC address per VM, which I don't think is currently possible" but that is not my goal. I want the wireless and wired interfaces on sys-net to be randomized. But now only the wireless is randomized based on the instructions here: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/ (under the heading "Randomize all Ethernet and Wifi connections")

It is not related to #938 in any way that I see. That issue is discussing ways to include this by default. I am asking if the doc is wrong at https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/ or if there is a bug in Qubes that makes this method fail.

[andrewdavidwong]

@qubesissues: Ok, I understand how your issue is distinct now. Thank you for clarifying.

[andrewdavidwong]

@qubesissues: Ok, I understand how your issue is distinct now. Thank you for clarifying.