An even more determined hacker can spoof any MAC address and use your network when your device with that MAC address is powered off. (unless thwarted by encryption)
-----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary VanderMolen Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 11:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: WI-FO hotspots Each network node or NIC adapter has an embedded address that looks something like this: 01-00-C4-94-CE-44. You can see it by going to the Command Prompt and doing a IPCONFIG /all. Using MAC address filtering adds to wireless security, but a determined hacker can use a sniffer to see the MAC address. Gary VanderMolen ----- Original Message ----- > There is another option on some wireless routers and that is to allow access > by MAC address, then no key is needed. I don't understand about MAC > addresses - but now no one else can use my signal if they don't have > permission to be on the network. Key is most secure - bit my network has as > its identifier our phone number and people do call to borrow it when > visiting neighboring offices with no wireless. -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
