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Rector over 21 years ago

Greetings!
Can I authenticate users to internet access by their MAC's? I'd prefer not to use proxies. Thanks for any help.
Gert

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0 SecApp over 21 years ago

Nope; IP-centric device.

Just asking: what would be the advantage of that?
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0 Rector over 21 years ago in reply to SecApp

The advantage would be to block people plugging in to our dorm network and use the net. Any other suggestions welcome....
Thanks
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0 SecApp over 21 years ago in reply to Rector

But with most network software, it's child's play these days to change your MAC address. The only way you can gain the level of control that you want on your LAN is with a managed switch; or have everybody running just IPsec on the network stacks of their workstations...
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0 SecApp over 21 years ago in reply to Rector

But with most network software, it's child's play these days to change your MAC address. The only way you can gain the level of control that you want on your LAN is with a managed switch; or have everybody running just IPsec on the network stacks of their workstations...
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