Add Raspberry Pi MAC address cloner scripts#8
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[WIP] Add scripts for MAC address cloning on Raspberry Pi
Add Raspberry Pi MAC address cloner scripts
Feb 21, 2026
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Implements the requested workflow: connect a device to the Pi over ethernet, capture its MAC via DHCP, then reconnect to the LAN impersonating that device's MAC address.
Scripts (
mac-address-cloner/)01-setup-dhcp-server.sh— assigns a static IP to the ethernet interface, saves the Pi's original MAC, and startsdnsmasqas a DHCP server so the target device gets an address automatically02-capture-mac.sh— extracts the device MAC from thednsmasqlease file; falls back to ARP table; persists to/var/lib/mac-address-cloner/captured_mac03-clone-and-connect.sh— tears down dnsmasq, applies the captured MAC viaip link set … address, and requests a LAN DHCP lease04-restore-mac.sh— releases the cloned-MAC lease and restores the Pi's hardware MACWorkflow
State (original MAC, captured MAC, interface) is persisted under
/var/lib/mac-address-cloner/so steps can run independently at different times. Requiresdnsmasq; works with eitherdhclientordhcpcd.Original prompt
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