<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 5.50.4916.2300" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>that was what i was
thinking too, but there are (wired) network cards around with programmable
macs.<SPAN class=588114422-11022003> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=588114422-11022003></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=588114422-11022003>This is very
common. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>so the conclusion i'm
getting from all these replies is that mac is only to stop the most casual
interference. fair enough.<SPAN
class=588114422-11022003> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=588114422-11022003>It's a hurdle, but not a significant one to the
determined cracker. In fact, one _disadvantage_ of MAC filtering is
that all traffic _will_ come from a legitimate MAC address, so it may be
_harder_ to spot attacks...</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>is there any major drawbacks to
using something like freeSwan? does it take a big speed hit or just a little
one like 5% or something?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>thanks, Nathan<SPAN
class=588114422-11022003> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=588114422-11022003></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=588114422-11022003>I don't know what the speed hit is, but I don't think
it'd be too significant. If security is a goal, the benefits would
far outweigh the
disadvantages. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR>
Outgoing mail has been scanned for Viruses<BR>
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>
Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27/01/2003<BR>
</FONT> </P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This correspondence is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this correspondence in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or rely on any part of this correspondence if you are not the intended recipient.</FONT></P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Any opinions expressed in this message are those of the individual sender.</FONT></P>
<BR>