On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:02:05 +0100 Liam O'Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:06:15 +0000 (UTC) > Simon Brandmair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. Not very much; a scanner will report attached clients' MACs without any real effort by the 'attacker'. > Liam Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
