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to: Adam Flinton
from: Richard B.
date: 2004-12-17 09:05:40
subject: Re: Laptop Security

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

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