You answered it just fine, thank you. I figured MAC addresses are pretty tight so far as that goes. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Hernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] router question
> Hi David. > > I realize you probably have a specific reason for wanting to use IP > ranges > for security, but I would like to make a suggestion. The disadvantage to > using IP ranges is that, even if you allow for as many IPs as you have > computers, an outsider can still get in if any one of your machines is off > the network for any reason, such as being turned off. In my opinion, a > better way to do what you want is to filter by MAC address. Hard wire > yourself to the router first, then put in the mac address of the wired > adapter you're using first. After that, save your changes, then proceed > to > add the rest of the MAC addresses 1 by 1. I would add both the wireless > and > hardwired network devices you have on each computer. This way, if you > need > to hard wire one of the computers onto the router for any reason, you > won't > run into denial of access just because the mac address is not in the allow > list. So if I have a computer with, say, 1 regular hardwired network > adaptor on it and a wireless device also, I would add the MAC addresses of > both to your router's MAC address allow list, even though they come from > the > same computer. You can get the mac addresses for your network cards by > going to a command prompt and typing > ipconfig /all > then presseing enter. Do this on each computer you want to enter into the > system, for each network adapter you want to have on the router. Any > network adapter whose MAC address isn't on the allowed list will not be > able > to access the router no matter how hard they try. MAC address filtering > is > much more powerful, if a bit more involved to set up. Of course, using IP > ranges as well as MAC address filtering certainly is a good way to enhance > what already is a pretty high level of security, so it couldn't hurt. I > hope that answers your question. I do apologize if I've over explained > this. > > Tony Hernandez: SpeaksClan Patriarch > http://www.tonyspeaks.com > http://www.speaksclan.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 3:22 PM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] router question > > > I've been trying to figure out if a specific IP range is indicated on my > Linksys wired router for the addresses in my own network if that would > prevent outsiders from entering in to the system. Is this possible? The > documentation on this thing is a nightmare, probably written by the same > guy > who wrote the documentation for the Mailman program that this list uses. > So > if I am correct the next question is naturally is how is it accomplished? > This unit is at least 6 years old I'm guessing. > David Ferrin > www.jaws-users.com > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
