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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1461942" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>It does, but be aware that it's mostly a false sense of security. Anyone, using any computer, can a) identify allowed MAC addresses and b) spoof one of those MAC addresses, thus allowing easy access to the network.</p><p></p><p>The best way to secure a wireless network is to enable WPA or WPA2 encryption, both of which are exceedingly difficult to hack. The old methodology of using MAC filtering in tandem with something like WEP is outmoded and easily defeated with readily available tools.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1461942, member: 24098"] It does, but be aware that it's mostly a false sense of security. Anyone, using any computer, can a) identify allowed MAC addresses and b) spoof one of those MAC addresses, thus allowing easy access to the network. The best way to secure a wireless network is to enable WPA or WPA2 encryption, both of which are exceedingly difficult to hack. The old methodology of using MAC filtering in tandem with something like WEP is outmoded and easily defeated with readily available tools. [/QUOTE]
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