how can I change the MAC address of esp8266?

[james_hardcode]

hi espressif,

I tried change the MAC address of esp8266 with this both functions of RTOS SDK:

bool wifi_get_macaddr(uint8 if_index, uint8 *macaddr);
bool wifi_set_macaddr(uint8 if_index, uint8 *macaddr);

I set a new MAC address to both (STATION_IF and SOFTAP_IF) , with the function wifi_set_macaddr and i use wifi_get_macaddr to verify if it really change. I succeeded.

Then, i tried discover the MAC address in my computer with command "arp -a" at cmd. The result is the default MAC address.

Anyone have any idea what it can be?

[pratik]

Hi!
Seems like the connection is being "remembered" by your computer and so it does not detect a change in MAC. (devices are not supposed to change MAC!).
Please "forget" the network and try again... and let me know if that helped!