C语言获取随机mac

一、前言

在某些项目中，需要通过随机数的方式获取随机mac。
下面记录一下方法。

二、实现过程

/* ************************************************************************
 *       Filename:  random.c
 *    Description:  
 *        Version:  1.0
 *        Created:  2023年03月06日 20时37分07秒
 *       Revision:  none
 *       Compiler:  gcc
 *         Author:  YOUR NAME (), 
 *        Company:  
 * ************************************************************************/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <time.h>

#define ALOGD(fmt, ...) {printf("[D][%s:%d] "fmt"\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, ##__VA_ARGS__);}
#define ALOGE(fmt, ...) {printf("[E][%s:%d] "fmt"\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, ##__VA_ARGS__);}
#define ALOGI(fmt, ...) {printf("[I][%s:%d] "fmt"\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, ##__VA_ARGS__);}


/* 生成随机mac */
static int random_ether_addr(unsigned char *mac, const int len)
{
	if (len < 6) { // EtherAddr is 6 byte
		ALOGE("mac len = %d, error!\n", len);
		return -1;
	}

	time_t t;
	srand((unsigned) time(&t));

	unsigned long ethaddrLow, ethaddrHigh;

	/*
	 * setting the 2nd LSB in the most significant byte of
	 * the address makes it a locally administered ethernet
	 * address
	 */
	ethaddrHigh = (unsigned long)(rand() & 0xfeff) | 0x0200;
	ethaddrLow = (unsigned long)rand();

	mac[0] = ethaddrHigh >> 8;          /* 8 : create first mac's address */
	mac[1] = ethaddrHigh & 0xff;
	mac[2] = ethaddrLow >> 24;          /* 24 : create third mac's address */
	mac[3] = (ethaddrLow >> 16) & 0xff; /* 16 : create fourth mac's address */
	mac[4] = (ethaddrLow >> 8) & 0xff;  /* 8 : create fifth mac's address */
	mac[5] = ethaddrLow & 0xff;

	mac[0] &= 0xfe;    /* clear multicast bit */
	mac[0] |= 0x02;    /* set local assignment bit (IEEE802) */

    return 0;
}

/* mac 格式化 */
static int mac_to_string(char *mac_str, unsigned char *mac, const int mac_len)
{
	if (mac_len < 6) { // EtherAddr is 6 byte
		ALOGE("mac length = %d, error!\n", mac_len);
		return -1;
	}

	if (sprintf(mac_str, "%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X",
				mac[0x0], mac[0x1], mac[0x2],
				mac[0x3], mac[0x4], mac[0x5]) < 0) {
		ALOGE("sprintf mac_str failed!\n");
        return -2;
	}

    return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int ret = -1;
	unsigned char mac[6] = {0};
	char *buf = NULL;
	buf = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * 32);
	if (NULL == buf)
	{
		ALOGD("can not alloc mem for buf!!");
		return -1;
	}
	memset(buf, 0x00, sizeof(char) * 32);
    
    /* step1: 获取随机mac */
	random_ether_addr(mac, sizeof(mac));
    /* step2: mac格式化 */
	mac_to_string(buf, mac, sizeof(mac)); 

	ALOGD("random mac: [%s]", buf);

	if (buf != NULL)
	{
		free(buf);
		buf = NULL;
	}

	return 0;
}