Re: [NTLK] Hiroshi's Drivers vs. AirPort Extreme

At 9:13 AM -0400 8/13/06, Douglas Starnes wrote:
> > In a previous message, Roman Pixell vigourously typed:
>>
>> the only backdraw with the MAC-solution is that you will have to add
>> new network cards (computers) manually each time. say for example
>> that a friend is visiting and you want to let him in, you would need
>> to 1) check his MAC address, 2) enter it into the MAC list via the
>> airport admin interface, 3) probably restart the base (havent checked
>> last one, but i assume so.)
>So how do I tell the Airport the MAC addresses for the wireless devices I do
>have?
>

Hi Douglas,

For the wireless PC cards, the MAC address is on the back.

In addition to MAC addressing, I also have a closed network so that
the name isn't easily visualized by everyone that happens to be
looking for a wireless connection in the neighborhood.

Betty
bettyy at earthlink dot net

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