[ale] Dropped Packets on Wifi (ISPs & MACs)

[Bob Toxen]

To solve the ISP's modem only talking to one MAC, do the following.

Determine the existing system's MAC address by checking its
configuration or connecting to its NAT with a switch or crossover
cable and running arpwatch.

Then set your system's MAC address to be the same via the following
(for Linux):

     ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:A0:3D:A7:D6:7E

(From page 151 of Real World Linux Security, 2nd Ed.)

Bob Toxen
Horizon Network Security
"Your expert in Virus and Spam Filters, Firewalls, VPNs, Linux System
Administration, local and remote backup software, Network Monitoring,
and Network Security consulting, in business for 17 years."

www.VerySecureLinux.com [Network & Linux/Unix Security Consulting]
bob at VerySecureLinux.com (e-mail)

My article on "The Seven Deadly Sins of Linux Security" was
published in the May/June 2007 issue of ACM's QUEUE Magazine.