Trying to do mac based authentication where you must set the mac address of the clients means that only clients with easily modified mac addresses would work and that would kind of defeat the authentication, wouldn't it?
MAC authentication is not really worth the effort: http://superuser.com/questions/19383/why-is-mac-based-authentication-insecure On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 9:18 PM, rakesh kumar <dogra.rakes...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Robert, > > But I want to apply the MAC address authentication on Hotspot, is it > posssible in Android.? > > > > On Friday, September 6, 2013 9:31:17 PM UTC+5:30, Robert Greenwalt wrote: > >> I don't think this is supported. MAC address is not supposed to be >> easily/frequently changed. >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:51 PM, rakesh kumar <dogra.r...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I have to configured Client MAC address with Android WiFi Hotspot >>> through code. >>> I am able to start the Hotspot through code but not able to configure >>> the client MAC address with hotspot. >>> >>> Can anyone help me to make it possible without rooting the android >>> devices. >>> >>> Regards , >>> Rakesh >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to android-d...@**googlegroups.com >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> android-developers+**unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/**group/android-developers?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to android-developers+**unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
