[gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-09 Thread Daevid Vincent
I have my WiFi network on a hostapd controlled 10.10.10.* range and my wired LAN on a 192.168.1.* range. I try to be a "nice guy" and leave the WiFi 'open' (no WEP) as it's segregated and I use some proper shorewall rules to route things nicely for my various privileged devices. Also, some WiFi d

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 10:10 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Wednesday 10 October 2007, Daevid Vincent wrote: > > Anyways, sometimes I have stupid neighbors who don't quite "get it" > > and will just blindly let their computers connect to my WAP. UGH! > > They sit on it for hours and days and gener

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wednesday 10 October 2007, Daevid Vincent wrote: > Anyways, sometimes I have stupid neighbors who don't quite "get it" > and will just blindly let their computers connect to my WAP. UGH! > They sit on it for hours and days and generally piss me off. > > How can I boot someone off my network? I u

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread dexter
Your iptables rule is almost ok, if I were you i'd do something like this: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -m mac --mac-source 00:19:7E:C5:02:AB -j DROP and iptables -A INPUT -m mac --mac-source 00:19:7E:C5:02:AB -j DROP That should do the job Daevid Vincent pisze: I have my WiFi network on a h

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 10 October 2007, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 10:10 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On Wednesday 10 October 2007, Daevid Vincent wrote: > > > Anyways, sometimes I have stupid neighbors who don't quite "get it" > > > and will just blindly let their computers connect to my

RE: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread Daevid Vincent
> -Original Message- > I was wondering what would happen if someone downloaded some music > illegally or some child porn? How would you prove it was them and not > you? Being a good neighbor is nice but you need to be > careful for sure. Dunno. I suppose I'd show some logs from the DHCP

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread Ted Ozolins
Dale wrote: > Mick wrote: >> PS. Where I live I have to pay for bandwidth (although where I currently >> work >> I don't). So your concept of offering bandwidth for free seems somewhat >> strange to me. Furthermore, I would be concerned what different people may >> be using the Internet for a

RE: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 16:50 -0700, Daevid Vincent wrote: > > -Original Message- > > I was wondering what would happen if someone downloaded some music > > illegally or some child porn? How would you prove it was them and not > > you? Being a good neighbor is nice but you need to be > >

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread Dan Farrell
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:07:19 -0600 Ted Ozolins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In Canada you can > download/upload all the music you want legally,( we've paid for it ten > times over via a levy against all recording media) huh? would you do just a little elaborating? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing l

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-10 Thread Dan Farrell
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:50:30 -0700 "Daevid Vincent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've thought about setting up a "hotel page" type system, but it's > just one more thing I don't have time to futz with. If push came to > shove, I'd just start blacklisting ALL MAC's (or I should say > whitelisting *

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-11 Thread Neil Bothwick
Hello Albert Hopkins, > Search Google for "if someone uses your property to commit a crime" and, > somewhat surprisingly, the first hit you get is this: > > http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060320/1636238.shtml As it says, you could be arrested. you may not be charged, but your arrest would be

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: how do I kick a MAC address off my hostapd WiFi network?

2007-10-12 Thread Ophidian
Dan Farrell wrote: On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:07:19 -0600 Ted Ozolins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In Canada you can download/upload all the music you want legally,( we've paid for it ten times over via a levy against all recording media) huh? would you do just a little elaborating? In Canada th