[[!img no-wifi/mac-_spoofing-_disabled.png link="no" alt="Notification about network card being disabclass="screenshot" alt="Notification: MAC address anonymization failed"]]

[[!img no-wifi/mac_spoofing_disabled.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt="Notification: MAC address anonymization failed"]]

In this case, you can disable MAC spoofing to get your Wi-Fi interface
to work in Tails. Disabling MAC spoofingaddress anonymization in the Welcome
Screen. Doing so has security implications, so read
carefully our
[[documentation about MAC
spoofing address
anonymization|first_steps/welcome_screen/mac_spoofing]] before doing so.

In this case, you can disable MAC address anonymization in the Welcome
Screen. Doing so has security implications, so read carefully our
[[documentation about MAC address
anonymization|first_steps/welcome_screen/mac_spoofing]].

You receive the notification **Connection failed: Activation of network connection failed**.

Activation of network connection failed

<table>
<tr><th>Vendor</th><th>Model</th><th>Size</th><th>Speed</th><th>Price</th><th>Buy offline</th><th>Buy online</th></tr>
<tr><td>Panda Wireless</td><td>Ultra</td><td>Nano</td><td>150 Mbit/s</td><td>$128</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.amazon.com/d/B00762YNMG">Amazon</a></td></tr> <!-- 148f:5370 -->
<tr><td>Panda Wireless</td><td>PAU05</td><td>Small</td><td>300 Mbit/s</td><td>$1465</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.amazon.com/d/B00EQT0YK2">Amazon</a></td></tr> <!-- 148f:5372 -->
<tr><td>ThinkPenguin</td><td>TPE-N150USB</td><td>Nano</td><td>150 Mbit/s</td><td>$74</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb">ThinkPenguin</a></td></tr> <!-- ????:???? -->
</table>

<table>
<tr><th>Vendor</th><th>Model</th><th>Size</th><th>Speed</th><th>Price</th><th>Buy offline</th><th>Buy online</th></tr>
<tr><td>Panda Wireless</td><td>Ultra</td><td>Nano</td><td>150 Mbit/s</td><td>$18</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.amazon.com/d/B00762YNMG">Amazon</a></td></tr> <!-- 148f:5370 -->
<tr><td>Panda Wireless</td><td>PAU05</td><td>Small</td><td>300 Mbit/s</td><td>$65</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.amazon.com/d/B00EQT0YK2">Amazon</a></td></tr> <!-- 148f:5372 -->
<tr><td>ThinkPenguin</td><td>TPE-N150USB</td><td>Nano</td><td>150 Mbit/s</td><td>$74</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb">ThinkPenguin</a></td></tr> <!-- ????:???? -->
</table>