Re: Blocking traffic by Mac address using IPFW
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:22:17 -0600 Kevin Kinsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear All, I need some help regarding using IPFW to block specific MAC addresses. How do I block incoming traffic by a MAC address instead of an IP address. Can this be done using IPFW? Since I am quite new to FreeBSD, can somebody shed some light on this issue? Yes, it appears that ipfw(8) can do this --- check the manpage (quite a ways down, in the RULE OPTIONS section [ about byte 45000] for full details; note also that there may be other issues involved. Here is a short thread on the subject from a couple of years ago: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ipfw/2004-September/001375.html Disclaimer: IANAE, and don't play one on television ;-) HTH, Kevin Kinsey -- Heisenberg may have been here. Dear Kevin, Thanks. I am looking at the links you provided. - -- With best regards and good wishes, Yours sincerely, Tek Bahadur Limbu (TAG/TDG Group) Jwl Systems Department Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. Jawalakhel, Nepal -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFvDTfVrOl+eVhOvYRAr8+AJ9cRvI687IxBsQwMsoW+gDRBvxUcwCfV8ed RjZgBkI1c0m8SlB6cE3jJho= =PIHo -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Blocking traffic by Mac address using IPFW
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear All, I need some help regarding using IPFW to block specific MAC addresses. How do I block incoming traffic by a MAC address instead of an IP address. Can this be done using IPFW? Since I am quite new to FreeBSD, can somebody shed some light on this issue? - -- With best regards and good wishes, Yours sincerely, Tek Bahadur Limbu (TAG/TDG Group) Jwl Systems Department Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. Jawalakhel, Nepal -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFuH/RVrOl+eVhOvYRAhdCAJwLVoPRkuw1gTXosLDsIC0HQUsoYgCeK402 90HvaqCMIcg9T7GzGl1PlDs= =7Mft -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Blocking traffic by Mac address using IPFW
Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear All, I need some help regarding using IPFW to block specific MAC addresses. How do I block incoming traffic by a MAC address instead of an IP address. Can this be done using IPFW? Since I am quite new to FreeBSD, can somebody shed some light on this issue? Yes, it appears that ipfw(8) can do this --- check the manpage (quite a ways down, in the RULE OPTIONS section [ about byte 45000] for full details; note also that there may be other issues involved. Here is a short thread on the subject from a couple of years ago: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ipfw/2004-September/001375.html Disclaimer: IANAE, and don't play one on television ;-) HTH, Kevin Kinsey -- Heisenberg may have been here. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
