On 18 May 2011 12:23, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Really MAC filtering is only barely useful as the most basic of > management tools. Âe.g. You have a video game or mobile phone that > automatically tries to log into a nearby network, and it's a pain to > configure (or you can't). ÂSo you blacklist it, and have your net ignore > it. ÂBut that can only work if whoever uses those devices doesn't > reconfigure them to counteract your blacklist. > Another possible application is if you have a number of devices in a department and you want to revoke access for one for some reason, but you don't want to change passwords every time you do this, so you can temporarily disable access until the next time you update passwords/encryption keys. -- imalone -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
