Allow only certain MAC addresses

bushtor · Mar 23, 2006, 9:45 AM

Hi,

Does it exist options to allow only certain MAC addresses access to the internet? The DHCP lease allowance based on MAC addresses is too easy to circumvent ;-)

Thanks for tips on this.

Tor

hoba · Mar 23, 2006, 10:11 AM

Use the static ARP option at the DHCP config page along with deny unknown clients. I think it should prevent using other IP/MAC-combinations than listed in your mappings.

bushtor · Mar 23, 2006, 10:16 AM

OK, but in this case do I HAVE to assign IP addresses too? I have left this field blank in my list for now.

Tor

hoba · Mar 23, 2006, 10:20 AM

Good question, I haven't tested that yet. You need it, you test it, you tell me ;D

bushtor · Mar 23, 2006, 11:14 AM

Will do ;-)

.. especially if you tell me where I can find the dhcp mac config file from the ipcop box shell. I got locked out because I hadn't listed my web browser computer's nic before I checked the ARP box ;-D

I'm using the liveCD version and I assume I select 8 to get to the shell. Which text editor is supplied with pfsense and in which folder is this dhcp mac list xml file?

Tor

sullrich · Mar 23, 2006, 4:09 PM

@bushtor:

.. especially if you tell me where I can find the dhcp mac config file from the ipcop box shell. I got locked out because I hadn't listed my web browser computer's nic before I checked the ARP box ;-D

AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA…. Sorry couldn't resist. We are the last people to know anything about IPCopout.

bushtor · Mar 28, 2006, 9:46 PM

@bushtor:

Will do ;-)

.. especially if you tell me where I can find the dhcp mac config file from the ipcop box shell.

Sorry, a typo :-( Of course I meant 'the pfsense box shell'…

However I have located it ans solved the problem ;-)

Tor