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    • I
      ipfftw
      last edited by

      Hey, I searched around and cant believe i cannot find information how to do this, so i will just ask.

      How do i block a connection on the firewall by MAC (hardware) address as opposed to blocking by IP address?

      is it possible? must be!

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      • Cry HavokC
        Cry Havok
        last edited by

        Why must it be possible?

        If you had searched the forums you'd have found this thread.

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        • I
          ipfftw
          last edited by

          so,

          
          http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?action=search
          keywords: "block Mac adresses"
          
          

          Is a circular query which brings me back to the same message, even if i spell "addresses" correctly.

          I fail to see your point. A whole lot of not answering the question when you could just be straight.
          The only way i found so far was to make dhcp assign an address specifically by mac address and then block pakcets based on that address which i force it to have. hardly ideal.

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          • Cry HavokC
            Cry Havok
            last edited by

            The point is, if you've searched and found a number of threads where people are told that it can't be done then maybe it's because it can't be done.

            Yes, using a static DHCP or static ARP and then blocking those IP ranges are your only options on pfSense.  One option is to create a virtual IP and DHCP range just for those you want to block.

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