docrice
join:2008-03-31
Fremont, CA
| reply to Anav
Re: Question about MAC Filtering
If your intention is to "disable" Wi-Fi without logically disabling by software, you could (as mentioned by Anav) set a really long and random-string WPA key and leave it at that. You could also (if this is physically possible on your access point) remove the antenna to shorten the coverage range.
As for seeing MAC address information on your wired network from the wireless side, this won't be possible since visibility is not available via radio unless one is able to associate to the network first (via the 802.11 connection) and perform the necessary ARP requests or see other broadcasts within the collision domain. The only thing someone listening to the radio can see are the 802.11 management frames (specifically, the beacons and any probe responses). It's not like the AP is going to "leak out" information on the wire to the radio antenna. |
