Bug 495550 - F40+ automatically randomizes wifi MAC addresses these should be shown in the Cloned MAC address field
Summary: F40+ automatically randomizes wifi MAC addresses these should be shown in the...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_networkmanagement (show other bugs)
Version: 6.2.2
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-10-29 21:23 UTC by jeremy.linton
Modified: 2024-10-29 21:23 UTC (History)
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Description jeremy.linton 2024-10-29 21:23:26 UTC 
SUMMARY

F40+ enabled MAC address randomization by default. This can be seen with 'ip addr' 

2: wlp0s20f3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff permaddr YY:YY:YY:YY:YY:YY

(where i've replaced identifying info with XX and YY)

The system settings "Wifi & Networking" panel has had the ability to show/override the MAC address with the
"Cloned MAC address:" & "Randomize" button. But its not souring that info and prepopulating the field as one would expect when the system picks an address.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Install F41
2.  Connect to a wifi network
3.  open a terminal `ip addr`
4. See above output
5. Open system settings from network conneciton list/etc and look at connected Wifi Network -> Wi-Fi option
6. Note that it has "_:_:_:_:_:_"  rather than the link/ether


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EXPECTED RESULT


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