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Re: home networking

To: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: home networking
From: Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 15:29:36 -0700
>MAC filtering is one of the biggest jokes in wireless security.  Along 
>with don't broadcast the SSID, use WEP, keep the WAP in the center of the 
>house, disable DHCP, etc....

   its off-subject but can I ask why is MAC filtering a joke ?  I realize 
it is extremely easy to spoof a MAC address but the guy in the street 
parking his car and trying to use my wi-fi connection will not know my MAC 
addresses, so it would seem secure.  And the advantage is that it does not 
slow down the connection like WEP does, so you can get full speed of the 
wi-fi connection.

  My house is wired but I do have 2 laptops and use MAC filtering when they 
are turned on which is not often within the house.  I turn off WEP and 
within minutes I have several DHCP connections due to the proximity of 
neighbors but with MAC filtering, I have not seen another connection yet.

   Feel free to reply off-list since its so far off subject but since no 
one has complained yet, maybe others are wondering why MAC filtering is so 
bad (I hope they dont know why which would make me stupid for not knowing).

         Mike

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