What would be really nice on the AirPoints is an option to BLOCK mac addresses.
Currently It looks like you can allow any mac address or use the table to allow listed addresses. I would like a table to block listed addresses and allow everything else. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayland Sothcott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Virus attacks > Hello Andrew, > > MAC filtering will mean no IP traffic from the infected user so stopping the > problem. It would be worth offering a service to clean the infected > computer. > > Regards, > Wayland. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Goble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 3:43 PM > Subject: [smartBridges] Virus attacks > > > Hi, > > We are running a wireless network servicing about 30 customers on 4 Airpoint > AP's. Currently a subscriber gateway is being used to authenticate users. > We have had an ongoing problem with users getting viruses and then bringing > the network to a crawl and/or completely down as the virus scans and/or > spams to spread itself. Removing the customer from the subscriber gateway > stops any access to the Internet at large, but because they are still > connected to the AP's, the AP itself and our internal equipment are still > getting hammered. Currently we are not using the internal MAC filtering > feature on the airpoints. Has anyone know if this (or any other actions) > will allow us to completely shut off an infected user? Any input you have > would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Andrew Goble > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
