L2l2dy·Jun 16, 2024Submission
CLI wrapper for basic network utilites on macOS inspired with iproute2 on Linux
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iproute2mac
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brona / iproute2mac
iproute2mac
CLI wrapper for basic network utilites on Mac OS X inspired with iproute2 on Linux systems - ip command.
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CLI wrapper for basic network utilites on Mac OS X inspired with iproute2 on Linux systems - ip command.
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6 sourcesmacOS is a fair candidate. Second hand Mac can be cheap, esp Intel-based. Hackintosh / VM is also a candidate.
OPNsense, PFsense, TrueNAS, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Switch, Juniper, Ruckus/Brocade, ...
Give OPNsense (in a VM) a whirl as replacement for OpenWrt. I like it a lot.
> I use Linux for work, so I have to go back and forth between ifconfig on my home boxes and production Linux, but ip addr on my dev box. And sometimes netstat and sometimes ss, etc. It'd be nicer if everything was consistent and didn't change for what seems like the sake of change, but it is what it is.
macOS/Linux users might like this wrapper [1]. I don't know one for ss/netstat though.
[1] https://github.com/brona/iproute2mac
In NetBSD 10.0 ReleasedThere's a python script that does a passable impression of `ip`
brew install iproute2mac
https://github.com/brona/iproute2mac
In Netlink Added to FreeBSD – Unmodified Linux IP(8) Correctly WorksLooks like you can uses these commands if you've got iproute2mac[0] installed.
ip link set dev en0 address 00:12:34:45:78:90
ip link set en0 address random
ip link set en0 address factory
[0]: https://github.com/brona/iproute2mac
In Change your MAC address with a shell script (2019)It looks like iproute2mac[0] will let you change your MAC address. It can even set a random one.
Could you try if it works on your Apple device?
[0]: https://github.com/brona/iproute2mac
In Change your MAC address with a shell script (2019)Your criticism is valid, but its possible to get compatibility between macOS (or another BSD) and Linux. GNU utilities are already mentioned but there's also, for example,
> What about `lsblk` or `ip`?
For a (partly compatible) equivalent to ip I can recommend iproute2mac [1]. You can also use the old utilities from BSD (ifconfig, route, etc) or the GUI.
For lsblk I found no drop-in replacement, just equivalents [2]
On top of that, Nix works on Linux and macOS.
[1] https://github.com/brona/iproute2mac
[2] https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/107953/list-all-de...
[3] https://nixos.org
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