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From: "Daevid Vincent" <daevid@daevid.com>
To: <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Protecting my server against an individual
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:40:35 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <004e01c6a4bd$5dc45540$450a0a0a@locutus> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44ACD40C.6000109@mid.message-center.info>

 
> Don't spend too much time, as it's a waste. You will NOT see
> my MAC address. Not because I try to disguise it, but because
> it won't be available to you. That's simply how TCP/IP works.

There is one caveat to this, I if you are running a 802.11 wifi, the MAC is
sent in the packets and then MAC filtering could be a rudimentary deterrent
for basic attacks. As mentioned however, it is absolutely possible and
trivial to 'spoof' a MAC. 

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  reply	other threads:[~2006-07-11  7:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-07-04 22:56 [gentoo-user] Protecting my server against an individual Grant
2006-07-04 23:54 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2006-07-05  0:38   ` Grant
2006-07-05  0:51     ` Dale
2006-07-05  2:17     ` Thomas Cort
2006-07-05  3:37     ` James
2006-07-05  7:35     ` Alexander Skwar
2006-07-05  1:57 ` [gentoo-user] " Ryan Tandy
2006-07-05  7:38   ` Alexander Skwar
2006-07-05  9:23     ` Trenton Adams
2006-07-05 11:02       ` Alexander Skwar
2006-07-05 12:03         ` jarry
2006-07-05 16:38         ` Daniel da Veiga
2006-07-05 10:49     ` jarry
2006-07-05 12:45       ` W.Kenworthy
2006-07-05 16:40     ` Ryan Tandy
2006-07-05 23:31       ` Lord Sauron
2006-07-05 23:58         ` Ryan Tandy
2006-07-06  0:30           ` Steven Susbauer
2006-07-06  0:36             ` Ryan Tandy
2006-07-06  7:07               ` Lord Sauron
2006-07-06 14:39                 ` Daniel da Veiga
2006-07-07 16:46                   ` Devon Miller
2006-07-06  6:11         ` Alexander Skwar
2006-07-06  7:12           ` Lord Sauron
2006-07-06  9:12             ` Alexander Skwar
2006-07-11  7:40               ` Daevid Vincent [this message]
2006-07-05  2:35 ` Thomas Cort
2006-07-05 10:22 ` Daniel
2006-07-05 13:36 ` [gentoo-user] " dnlt0hn5ntzhbqkv51

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