Re: netfilter/iptables LOG not logging MAC addresses

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From: "Khanh Tran" <khanh@slc.edu>

> It's logging just fine and showing up in my logs, but it's missing the MAC
> address.  I've seen the MAC address show up in logs from other peoples'
> posts and such.  Am I missing a log option switch?  Possibly something not
> compiled in my kernel?  Not loading a module?  Thanks in advance...

maybe the logged stuff doesnt come from any adjacent computer...

you will only see MAC addresses of directly connected computers, or machines
behind a machine that runs any sort of proxy arp.

if that is not the case then a MAC address will get discarded at the next
hop




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