On Mon 30 May 2005 13:38, Colm Buckley wrote:
> On 30 May 2005, at 13:30, Barry O'Donovan wrote:
> > If there are not too many people (or more specifically
> > computers/laptops) that need to log in remotely then a easier and
> > better solution would be to filter by MAC address.
>> Er. MAC addresses are not preserved across routing boundaries, so
> this is not really that useful.
>
D'oh! Didn't consider that but now that you mention it it's obvious.
Only used MAC rules for an internal wireless network with DHCP and low
lease times. At least it's usefull there!
Cheers,
Barry
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