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to controll access to services in my network,which one is better,to block/allow using ip addresses or mac addresses ...as both can be spoofed easily !...
- 08-10-2007 #1Just Joined!
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MAC or IP to use in FIREWALL ?
to controll access to services in my network,which one is better,to block/allow using ip addresses or mac addresses ...as both can be spoofed easily !
- 08-10-2007 #2
Use IP address (not host name) instead of MAC address. It is very trivial to spoof a MAC address. It is significantly more difficult to spoof an IP address to make a tcp connection.
- 08-10-2007 #3
P.S. Here's a good short article for you:
IP Spoofing: An Introduction
First google hit for "ip spoofing" actually. :P
Remember, security in layers. Harden your services as well.
- 08-22-2007 #4Banned
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Filter using both.


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