Feature: randomize GBE MAC address from Heads
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Opened to track comment https://github.com/osresearch/heads/pull/912#issuecomment-735017071
Should be a togglable feature, turned off by default. Some networks, such as university campuses, require MAC addresses to be registered to access a network. or have a limit of devices associated to an account.MAC address and checksum much be updated if rewriting the GBE partition.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked comment on pull request 912 and tracing how Heads handles the GBE partition. Define the required behavior for randomizing the MAC address, including the optional setting and any checksum update, then identify how it can be tested.
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Assessment
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100