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From: Richard B. On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:02:25 +0000, Adam Flinton wrote: >A) Get the Mac address of the network card(s) in the machine. > >B) Set up DHCP to give out info on the basis of Mac addresses You can do >it in reverse i.e. a default for most & the "special set" for people >like him i.e. only keep a list of the mobile machine mac'es. If you want >to be safe, do it for all machines & make the dhcp only give out ip >addr'es if the mac is on one of the lists (i.e. mobile/fixed or >trusted/not trusted). I've done this at home but I understand there are hacks around this? >C) The DHCP setting for him/mobile devices sets the machine up in a >separate ip numbering system with a box given as a gateway (both to the >inet & the local lan). > >D) Filter/firewall that eth device on the gateway. > >You can do this for all "road warrior" laptop/mobile devices. Sounds like you've set this up...any common 'gotchas' from the users, i.e., typical problems to be resolved? - Richard --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5* Origin: Barktopia BBS Site http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) SEEN-BY: 633/267 270 5030/786 @PATH: 379/45 1 396/45 106/2000 633/267 |
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