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Re: [Shop-talk] Wireless router - signal boost

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Wireless router - signal boost
From: Matt Wehland <mattw@webtripper.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:21:28 -0600
On Wednesday 23 January 2008 10:34, Drew Rogge wrote:
> I think you can also use MAC address filtering. This allows you
> to allow connections only from those machines who's hardware
> ethernet address is registered with the router.

It is absolutely trivial to spoof MAC address's.
In minutes I can set up one machine to spoof the MAC's of any number of 
machines, appearing to be a whole network.
This option should not even be allowed, as it provides a false sense of 
security.
It's not even as good as locking a screen door.

Matt Wehland
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