On 24 Oct 2005 at 8:11, Gary VanderMolen wrote:

> Using MAC address filtering adds to wireless security, but a
> determined hacker can use a sniffer to see the MAC address.

Determined hacker, nonsense, The mac address is broadcast in the clear with 
every wireless packet (regardless of you encryption level), all you need is 
ethereal or tcpdump and a wireless network card.  Simple enough for even a 6 
year old. 
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