Re: IP to MAC translation

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On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Alan Cox wrote:

> > I think I can convince the admin to remove the terminal-only access if a
> > user must log in from a certain IP address verified by the specific MAC
> > address of their NIC.
> 
> MAC addresses are trivially rewritable or fakeable. That wont give you
> security. Similarly if the terminal servers are over ethernet then decnet
> is also trivially spoofable

The terminal servers are over ethernet.  What would be the best way to
eliminate the terminal servers and have a secure solution?

-Brian

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