Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:15:07 +0545 From: Tek Bahadur Limbu <teklimbu@wlink.com.np> To: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Blocking traffic by Mac address using IPFW Message-ID: <20070128111507.4eab6746.teklimbu@wlink.com.np> In-Reply-To: <45B8BD19.8080705@daleco.biz> References: <20070125154549.236dca3f.teklimbu@wlink.com.np> <45B8BD19.8080705@daleco.biz>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:22:17 -0600 Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> 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-----
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