
Way to stop hackers from accessing your WLAN, there's a serious flaw in MAC filtering: MAC addressesĬan be spoofed (faked) by changing WNIC settings. However, while in theory this is an excellent Many connection attempts made by unauthorized addresses. Of all the connecting WNICs, you can set up MAC filtering and enable it accordingly. Who can connect to the WLAN by listing all the allowed MAC addresses. The Linksys WAP11 includes a MAC filtering option in its software that allows an administrator to define Vendor, an access point can be set up to only allow a pre-selected list of WNICs to connect. In theory, since every WNIC has been pre-assigned a unique MAC address by the hardware This address is called the Media Access Control Wireless network interface card (WNIC) from another.

The ARP functions between the Internet and Network Interface layers of the TCP/IP model:

The arp reply specifies the 48 bit Ethernet address to use for that IP If you are IP address N, please respond with your Ethernet (MAC) address.Įach host on the network monitors the network for these requests, when it's address is requested The ARP protocol is a broadcast protocol: it receivesĪ destination IP address and sends out a broadcast request for all machines to see. Security of TCP/IP Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) NewsĨ26, written by David Plummer in 1982. (slightly skeptical) Educational society promoting " Back to basics" movement against IT overcomplexity Softpanorama May the source be with you, but remember the KISS principle -) Security of TCP/IP Address Resolution Protocol(ARP)
