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Re:Randomize your WiFi MAC address on Ubuntu by wildrhythms on Sunday December 03, 2017 @12:42PM (#15838541)
Airports do this all the time: Wifi is free for 1 hour, after that it's $X/hour. It's simply putting a "timer" on the MAC address.
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Re:Randomize your WiFi MAC address on Ubuntu by tinus_hn on Sunday December 03, 2017 @01:43PM (#15838815)
Then randomizing that address gives you a new hour every time.
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Re:Randomize your WiFi MAC address on Ubuntu by tombrossman on Sunday December 03, 2017 @02:30PM (#15839044)
Yes, tested and working for 10+ years now. Also works well if usage is capped/throttled after a certain amount and you wish to 'reset' the connection. Try not to abuse this on a shared network obviously, but if you have a legitimate need it's very simple.
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