MAC Address Filtering Lab Rats 14
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We explain MAC address filtering and show you how it can be used to make your home network more secure. • • MAC Address Filtering - limiting the Mac addresses that can operate on the wireless network. • The MAC in MAC address filtering stands for Media Access Control. • MAC Addresses are found on both wired and wireless devices. • The MAC address consists of six groups of two hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F) separated by dashes. • MAC address filtering can be used to limit access to a small group of specific users to lock out the nuisance users. • • Access your Router: • Type in your routers IP address • Click on advance tab • Click on Filtering • Click on MAC Filtering • Type in the MAC ID on your device • Click Apply • • Sean's Plug of - Absolute Beginners Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware, amp; Viruses....By Andy Walker • • The sticker that lists the MAC address sometimes just has the 12 digits run together in a long bunch. • • To Get Your MAC Address Digitally on Windows: • Click on Start • Click Run • Type cmd • Type in ipconfig/all • A list of all network devices on your machines • Your MAC address (physcial address) will be listed • Type exit • • Wired MAC address filtering is not necessary • • Steve Gibson - lt;a href= http://grc.com/securitynow.htm target= _blank gt;Security Now! Podcast lt;/a gt; • • MAC Address Cloning- allows one device to appear to be another device by copying its MAC address. • • NOTE: MAC address cloning is not a permanent process: devices should revert to old MAC address on reboot. • • Legitimate reason: if your ISP binds your service to your PC's MAC address, a broadband router can clone it.
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