Michael Leone on 9 Oct 2004 17:18:02 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] OT: Large Wireless Network on the Cheap


On Sat, 2004-10-09 at 11:01, Paul wrote:

> MAC filtering is a weak defense anyway because almost anyone can change 
> their MAC address to match an authorized address.

But how easy is it to find out what an an authorized address is? I can
change my MAC address to anything I want, but how do I know that the MAC
*must* be 00:01:03:A1:D5:BF, else I won't get what I want (i.e.,
access)?


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