Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:23:09 +1100 From: "Murray Taylor" <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> To: "Beni" <beni@brinckman.info>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: finding out what devices got an ip from the dhcp ? Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F1266CA6@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Beni > Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2006 7:19 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: finding out what devices got an ip from the dhcp ? >=20 > Hi all, >=20 > Is there an easy and fast way to find out what computers got=20 > an ip from the=20 > dhcp daemon running on my Linksys WAG54G ? >=20 > I know I can log onto the adsl gateway and check it via the=20 > webinterface and=20 > see in realtime how many addresses are distributed to what=20 > pc-names, but=20 > there i have no history and i was hoping there were other=20 > ways of checking=20 > this out.=20 >=20 > I'm not at all paranoid but i would like to check who's on my=20 > (wpa-protected)=20 > wireless lan... >=20 > Thanks for any tips/hints. >=20 > Beni. >=20 Does the wifi AP provide for MAC tables? ie you set up the permissible=20 MAC addresses that can connect to the wifi AP....=20 Then only valid MAC listed NICs can get an address from the dhcp server=20 in the wifi access point. While not perfect it certainly 'Makes It Harder' for the=20 opportunistic wardrivers to connect as their NIC isnt 'known' in the wifi MAC table. HTH mjt --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material.=20 E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------- ### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses by Bytecraft ###
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