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Re: Re[2]: About War Driving ..


From: "Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:51:43 -0600

On 12/5/06, Roman Shirokov <insecure () yandex ru> wrote:
Hello Ansgar,

Saturday, December 2, 2006, 2:28:21 AM, you wrote:

> On 2006-11-30 ralain () residentiel ca wrote:
>> block his MAC address?
>> Allow only your MAC address?

> Pointless, because the MAC address can be easily sniffed as well as
> spoofed.

> Regards
> Ansgar Wiechers

Easily sniffed - yes, easily spoofed - hm... I doubt. (also not
impossible for experienced cracker)

My wireless router will spoof a MAC address for me in order to make my
getting on the information super highway easier - should my ISP
enforce MAC authentication.

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