On Thu, 13 May 2004, David Rodgers wrote:

> Just to clarify that I am reading correctly (as I obviously haven't
> tried it out yet) ... does this also mean that in the new version packet
> filtering will be able to be done by MAC now as well??

not exactly. the mac based packet filtering in the captive portal is only
to block clients who've not gone to the portal page. the moment a client
clicks on the button on the portal page, his mac address is allowed thru
the portal.

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dinesh at alphaque dot com                (0 0)    http://www.alphaque.com/
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