Peter Scott wrote:
On 11/01/2011 09:22, John Rumm wrote:
On 11/01/2011 07:50, Lobster wrote:
On 10/01/2011 17:11, Bob Minchin wrote:

Have a look at the setup instructions for your Router/AP for something
called MAC address filtering which is in addition to and on top of WPA
encryption.

ISTR from when this came up here before, MAC address filtering was
rubbished not only as trivial to circumvent (certainly compared with WPA
encryption), but could also potentially be a *bad* thing. Can't think
why - did I dream that one?

It can be a PITA when you forget you have it turned on and two years
down the line you are wondering why some new widget does not want to
talk, even though superficially everything should be ok. DAMHIK!

In an environment where clients come and go, its trivial to sniff a
valid MAC and then use it once you see the address go inactive. Where
there is one "always on" client like a video camera, its going to be a
bit more obvious if you do attempt to introduce another device with the
same MAC.


The last point is a strong one. The camera will always be on, at least
during spring and summer. The message I get is the camera in itself is
not a serious additional risk, except in the sense of advertising a wifi
network.

To cut the risk even further, if the image comes up on a web page type
interface, password protect that page.

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Tciao for Now!

John.