Re: Filtering connection on wlan using mac address and shorewall
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:08:01 +0100
Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:02:56 +0200
> "Micha Feigin" <michf@post.tau.ac.il> wrote:
>
> > I am just setting up a local wlan based network at my house.
> > I would like to filter incoming connection based on mac address (only
> > allow known computers) appart from having encription and
> > authentication on the network (which I am still working on figuring
> > out how to setup).
> >
> > I am using shorewall as the firewall and I was wondering how to set
> > this up.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> Are you using a commercial wireless router? Some of them already have
> the ability to filter by MAC address. It's just a question of
> learning how to enable it.
>
> Shorewall has excellent on-line documentation at http://shorewall.net/.
>
Thanks, found it, it's the maclist option
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