MAC address filtering has long been included as a security feature in many consumer routers, allowing users to block traffic or limit speeds to specific devices on their network by MAC address.

(Before a torrent of flames is unleashed, I'm <I>not</I> intending to implement this as a genuine security measure! Read on...)<BR><BR>I need to prevent users from being able to bring in personal ...

MAC Address Filtering is a special security feature through which you can use the MAC Address of a device to determine its access to the network. It is special security that protects your router and ...

The MAC filtering feature on your Netgear wireless router creates an access list based on the unique Media Access Control numbers that you add. Because every computer networking device has a unique ...

MAC address filtering for wireless networking isn’t real “security”. Anyone who pays any attention to current trends in wireless security at all should know that MAC filtering is less effective than ...

We have a Procurve 2510G that we want to do basic MAC filtering on i.e. only allow machines with a MAC of xyz to connect to Ports X-Y. Seems with the port-security command that there is an ...

Chris: Can you tell me more about how MAC addresses are assigned with Microsoft Virtual Server. Also, is there an easy way to audit the MAC addresses of the VMs on a Virtual Server host system? We use ...

Every NIC (Network Interface Card) has a unique MAC address (Media Access Control). This applies to all types of network cards, including Ethernet cards and WiFi cards. The MAC Address is a six-byte ...