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Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?



Hi!

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:10:07 +0200 Serena Cantor wrote:

> Thanks! I'll try MAC filter later on.
> 
> --- steve <sfreilly@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> 
>> Serena Cantor wrote:
>> > I knew WEP can do it. but the password is the same, any user can let others use the router by
>> > giving them the password.
[...]   
>> on my linksys I can block by mac address, check once in a while to see 
>> who is connecting then block their mac address if you do not recognize 
>> them....?

Please notice, that filtering by mac address doesn't really add any extra
security. The mac address can easily be changed with ifconfig, which is
IMO default on every Debian machine.

Cheers,
Simon



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