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lally07 · 12-30-2007, 09:29 PM

what does verifying mac adress mean

Cleric7x9 · 12-30-2007, 09:40 PM

it means whatever you are connecting to is making sure your computer is allowed to connect. a MAC address is a unique indentification on all network devices.

lally07 · 12-30-2007, 09:48 PM

thanx so much, that has been buggin me 4 ages... is it meant to come up with that?????

The Leader · 01-03-2008, 11:46 AM

Its a good thing to do for your wireless router or other unauthorised people can use your internet.

jennifer.goldson · 01-03-2008, 05:04 PM

Does that mean other people can steal your signal or do you actually mean that they could tap into your connection and use the Internet as if they were you?

Platinum · 01-03-2008, 05:26 PM

Well... they can't steal your signal, and by steal I mean take it away from you. They are just using your internet connection. They cant impersonate you, so they wouldn't use the internet as if they were you, but they could use it. For example, when I connect to my wireless router at home i get the IP 192.168.1.4 usually. If someone else were to connect they'd probably get 192.168.1.5 assuming I was connected to the internet at the same time.

They'd then have access to the internet just as I would.

amanda223 · 01-03-2008, 08:04 PM

Well when u ising a mac adress be careful its the unique and you have to write very carefully..

CDrywasher · 01-04-2008, 04:20 PM

By the way, Mac Address stands for Machine Address. Every machine has such an address and it is unique to this machine! It's normally a hexadecimal address! meaning it's a numbering system up to 15, only after number 9 it goes A, B, C etc...

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tlarkin · 01-04-2008, 05:15 PM

MAC address filtering is not the best method of protection. I would make sure you have some sort of encryption on your wireless, and I recommend WPA, but in all honesty WEP will suffice for most cases.

12-30-2007, 09:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
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12-30-2007, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
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12-30-2007, 09:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
lally07 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Leicestershire, UK Age: 14 Posts: 140	thanx so much, that has been buggin me 4 ages... is it meant to come up with that????? __________________ Motherboard:MSI K9AGM3 FIH socket AM2 AMD 690G Video Card: ATI X1200 (onbored chip) Processor: AMD Athlon X2 4000+ Dual Core Hard Drive: Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB PSU: Extra Value 550W Gold ATX RAM: 3Gb OS: Windows Xp Media Center Sp3 Monitor: LG L7145 32" LCD TV TV Card: Wintv Nova-T 500 with remote Computer: BUILT BY MEEEEE

01-03-2008, 11:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
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01-03-2008, 05:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
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01-03-2008, 05:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Platinum Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Age: 20 Posts: 769	Well... they can't steal your signal, and by steal I mean take it away from you. They are just using your internet connection. They cant impersonate you, so they wouldn't use the internet as if they were you, but they could use it. For example, when I connect to my wireless router at home i get the IP 192.168.1.4 usually. If someone else were to connect they'd probably get 192.168.1.5 assuming I was connected to the internet at the same time. They'd then have access to the internet just as I would. __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. (______(________________((() SIG-ARETTE

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01-04-2008, 04:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
CDrywasher New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7	By the way, Mac Address stands for Machine Address. Every machine has such an address and it is unique to this machine! It's normally a hexadecimal address! meaning it's a numbering system up to 15, only after number 9 it goes A, B, C etc... _______________ CDrywasher www.miracledrywash.com

01-04-2008, 05:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,077	MAC address filtering is not the best method of protection. I would make sure you have some sort of encryption on your wireless, and I recommend WPA, but in all honesty WEP will suffice for most cases.

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