Re: MAC spoofing by non-IP protocols

[lavondes @ tidtest . total . fr (Michel Lavondes)]

Howard Berkowitz wrote :
> 
> IMHO, we need to get away from manually set MAC addresses.
> Can anyone cite a need, other than compatibility with older
> software, why we must have them?

They're actually very useful when it comes to troubleshooting level-1 or -2
LAN problems, as you can code in such things as machine location/type/etc ...

Also, should you use address-based filters of any kind for protocols where the
MAC address is part of the network-layer address (eg, IPX), you won't have to
go through your filters each time you replace a NIC ...
-- 
Michel Lavondes
E-Mail : lavondes @
 tidtest .
 total .
 fr
         lavondes%tidtest .
 total .
 fr @
 pegase .
 total .
 fr (if previous addr rejected)
Tel : +33-1-4135-4198
Fax : +33-1-4135-4189