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Networking Fundamentals
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Networking Fundamentals

by Gordon Davies
December 2019
Beginner
510 pages
12h 7m
English
Packt Publishing
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MAC filtering

MAC filtering is another often suggested way of protecting wireless networks. MAC filtering is the process of identifying devices that are permitted on your network by their MAC address. If you don't recognize the MAC address, they are not coming onto your network. This is relatively simple to set up on a small network, but on a larger network where there may be thousands of wireless devices, it is unlikely to be as simple.

The other downfall to this method is that it is relatively simple for an attacker to identify the authorized MAC addresses on a network, de-authenticate a device, and spoof its MAC address.

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