Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:39:58 +0200 From: "Gunnarsson, Mikael" <Mikael.Gunnarsson@octapharma.se> To: "Christopher Rued" <c.rued@xsb.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Controlling access at the Ethernet level Message-ID: <CD1C1AC62C4DA944914E36E7B3DD90433E2C10@sestosrv004p.ad.octapharma.se>
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> I just had a simple thought: can you just physically unplug > the net= work > cable for the particular room from your router? You can't > s= teal service > w/out link. Not as nice as a programmatic solution, but= probably as > effective; I guess you'd just have to make sure each cab= le is labeled. But even if it's just a small campus it would require a= lot of communication over the Nike protocol to plug/unplug cables.. It w= ould probably require several full-time persons if it's larger than a few= buildings. I.e. while an effective solution, it's not very practical = for the administrators.. Mikael This email and = any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for th= e use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have= received this email in error please notify the system manager. This mess= age contains confidential information and is intended only for the indivi= dual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate= , distribute or copy this e-mail.
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