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Date:      Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:14:17 -0300
From:      Aldrin Leal <aldrinleal@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Bridging Code - MAC Filtering
Message-ID:  <3534b0b304061513145a56e804@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040615200043.GB11154@annelo.epita.fr>
References:  <3534b0b3040615115713cc3589@mail.gmail.com> <20040615200043.GB11154@annelo.epita.fr>

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I couldn't find any help on the exact syntax. And the manpage says
it's somewhat difficult.

Have you seen any practical article on this scenario? I couldn't find any.

Better yet: Has anyone ever tried this at home? :)

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:00:43 +0200, Jeremie Le Hen
<jeremie.le-hen@epita.fr> wrote:
> 
> >      Does the bridging code in FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE have the hability
> > to perform mac checking for a given IP?
> 
> Since you can filter bridged packets using ipfw(8) and the latter is able
> to match against MAC address, I would say yes.  Nevertheless, it may not
> be suitable enough for your needs, because it requires changing your rules
> each time you add a machine or change a network card.
> 
> Regards,
> --
> Jeremie LE HEN aka TtZ/TataZ                          jeremie.le-hen@epita.fr
>                                                                  ttz@epita.fr
> Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
>



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