From f001a06c9e04d5ee6d27f5f23e4b016984547ee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: unman Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 05:28:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Anonymizing MAC - add warning about use of NM GUI --- .../privacy-guides/anonymizing-your-mac-address.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/external/privacy-guides/anonymizing-your-mac-address.md b/external/privacy-guides/anonymizing-your-mac-address.md index 9c60174b..4bad3602 100644 --- a/external/privacy-guides/anonymizing-your-mac-address.md +++ b/external/privacy-guides/anonymizing-your-mac-address.md @@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ Currently, Qubes OS *does not* automatically "anonymize" or spoof the MAC Addres ## Upgrading and configuring Network Manager in Qubes -Newer versions of Network Manager have a robust set of options for randomizing MAC addresses, and can handle the entire process across reboots, sleep/wake cycles and different connection states. -In particular, versions 1.4.2 and later should be well suited for Qubes. Qubes R4.0's default sys-net should have 1.8.2-4 by default. +Newer versions of Network Manager have options for randomizing MAC addresses, and can handle the entire process across reboots, sleep/wake cycles and different connection states. +In particular, versions 1.4.2 and later should be well suited for Qubes. Qubes R4.0's default sys-net should have 1.8.2-4 by default. +However, use of the NetworkManager GUI to set these options is **unreliable** - there are numerous reports of changes not being saved for particular cards or interfaces. +You should check carefully that any settings you make in the GUI are saved, before relying on this method. +If the settings are not saved, you can use the method described below using a config file. -Network Manager 1.4.2 or later is available from the Fedora 25 repository as well as the Debian 9 repository, which you can install by [upgrading a Debian 8 template to version 9.](/doc/debian-template-upgrade-8/) + +Network Manager 1.4.2 or later is available from the Fedora 25 repository as well as the Debian 10 repository. Check that Network Manager version is now at least 1.4.2: