#!/bin/bash 
# simple script to generate random mac addresses
read -N6 b </dev/urandom; 
LC_ALL=C printf "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x\n" "'${b:0:1}" "'${b:1:1}" "'${b:2:1}" "'${b:3:1}" "'${b:4:1}" "'${b:5:1}"