I meant to say the MAC address of the network card. A MAC
address (Media Access Control) is a unique hardware number
assigned to network hardware and its a series of 6 hexadecimal
numbers such as, for instance aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff is a MAC address.
Each device that you wish to allow access to a router locally must have it's
unique MAC address placed in the MAC access list inside the router. This
enables the router to authenticate each device that's listed in the MAC access
list. Any other device that's not in the access list will not be allowed
access to the router.
This does not in anyway provide data security but only physical security since
you are choosing which device can get placed into the MAC access list such as
printers, computers and or other wired or wireless devices. Any device that is
listed in the MAC access list can be easily compromised.
To allow a device to gain access to the MAC access list using a Netgear router
you'd log into your router's administrator page > Advanced wireless settings >
click Setup Access List button and enter the MAC addresses for the devices
that you wish access to the router.
It's not akin to a big MAC but more like a qpwc (quarter pounder with cheese)
:))
Marc Sims
Data Technician I
Prince George's Community College
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/17/06 4:54 PM >>>
When I opened the message, I found that Marc Sims had written:
> Did you add the laptop's MAC address to the access table in the
> router? Any device that you intend to give access locally to the router
> must have its MAC address added to the access table in the router.
Say what????????????????????
> I had this problem once when trying to get my Sony PSP
> internet/network access to work with it. I had to add the MAC address of
> the PSP to the routers access table.
You stopped way short of getting any answer from me other than a "no"
and maybe a short question "how" <smile>.
All I can say, really, is that I did the SAME THING with each machine.
Don't even know what a MAC is. Is akin to a BIG MAC <smile>?
Regards,
Jim
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