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



On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:06:15 +0000 (UTC)
Simon Brandmair <sbrandmair@gmx.net> wrote:

> 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.

While it is true that the MAC address can be spoofed, the intruder
would need to have an allowed MAC address at their disposal. It
would require some technical savvy to obtain one.

-- 

Liam



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