csmager said:1. No Encryption. MAC Address spoofing is not hard.
2. WEP/WPA Encryption. If the hacker breaks the encyption, MAC spoofing is not hard. If they can break encryption, they'll almost certainly be able to.
So it can be used to add a bit of extra security, but it's fairly useless.
NickR said:...but it will stop other nearby users from accidentally connecting to your AP and leeching your bandwidth. I recently looked at a friends home network that was 'running slow' and found 7 associated wireless clients when they only had one themselves![]()