[MLB-WIRELESS] MAC Filtering?

[Paul Jones]

Mark Aitken wrote:

> Hi ppl,
>  
> A question if you dont mind......
>  
> presently my wireless system consists of 2 seperate lans, my 
> local+wireless and my internet lans.  Both are treated seperately with 
> the internet being seperated from the wireless nodes.
>  
> Recently I have added a linux RH7.0 router to link the 2 segments via 
> a firewall, ipchains.  (simple Siliconchip rc.firewall script). In 
> this rc.firewall I have only 1 IP_address allowed to pass through the 
> firewall to the internet, my laptop. Nothing else.  This however is 
> easy to overcome by someone externely by simply setting their computer 
> to that IP_address, also no challange to some people.
>  
> My Question, can I MAC filter at the LINUX PC's level while 
> maintaining OPEN wireless access to others on the wireless LAN, no MAC 
> filtering, no WEP?  ie, only allow the MAC of my laptop + that 
> IP_address through? 
>  
> Also,  is there a reason to migrate from good ole IPCHAINS to IPTABLES 
> or someother firewall suite (shorewall, etc)?
>  

Shorewall rocks!!! After using it now for 3 years I honestly don't know 
why people still bother with all that command line gibberish!!

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