Hi Paul, On many routers there is a security function which allows only devices with specific mac addresses to connect to the network. If you want to employ this, you need to get the mac address written on a sticker located on the wireless card and enter it into the list of acceptable mac addresses in the router.
As far as I know, there's nothing you need to enter in the bn itself. The mac address is actually related to the connecting device, in this case the wireless card. So, you'd only need it if you wanted the added security. Don On Sun, 22 May 2005 17:09:07 -0700, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. Why is it necessary to get the mac address? If there is a place to enter it in the bn wireless setup, what does it do to have it there? Thanks. At 5/20/2005, you wrote: >Hay, any of you have either one of the 2 bar code readers out there, i >wonder if reading this address would work with one of those? >Just a thought. >Mary Ellen Earls >Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. >----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Shelton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Braillenote List" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 6:04 AM >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Getting my Wireless card's Mac Address using BN? >>David, >> >>I tried Don's Suggestion and scanned my Ambicom card with Open Book. I >>was able to read the MAC address without any problems. If you have an >>Ambicom card, the word "MAC" is followed by a bar code and the address >>itself is underneath the barcode. You might hear some gibberish after >>the word MAC, but you will then hear the address. I forget how many of >>the digits are the manufacturers code, but my address starts with >>0010. The numbers do not have any delimiters between them so it will >>sound just like a 12 digit number. I also limit access to my LAN by MAC >>address. This is a very good security measure. >> >>Paul >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Truong" >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:25 PM >>Subject: [Braillenote] Getting my Wireless card's Mac Address using BN? >> >> >>>Hi All, >>> >>>I'm setting up my Braille note's wireless card to connect to my wireless >>>network. I have set up my router to have a wireless access list. This >>>means that I only allow those wireless devices to connect to my wireless >>>network by using their Mac Address. I'm just wondering if there is a >>>program or utility which I could use with the Braille Note to get the Mac >>>Address of my Braillenote's wireless card? I believe the card's Mac address >>>is written on the wireless card itself but we don't have any sighted people >>>in the house to read it. Any info on the above is much appreciated. >>> >>> >>>David Truong >>> >>>E-mail and MS messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>Skype: blindboxer1967 >>> >>>Home Page: http://members.optusnet.com.au/davidtruong/ >>> >>> >>>___ >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> >> >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
