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Old 01-03-2010, 10:59   #12
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Re: Concerned about "Piggybackers".

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Originally Posted by darkm View Post
Your network should be set up with static ip's, with Mac access only.
MAC filtering and static IPs provide virtually no security except to prevent only casual borrowing of somebody's bandwidth. Somebody who knows what they're doing will work around these security measures in no time at all.

If WPA/WPA2 is turned on then MAC filtering and static IPs are unnecessary (for security purposes at least).

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