Is there a way to restrict access to ports on a catalyst switch based on the MAC address of the computer? Basically, I only want computers with accepted MAC addresses to be able to access my network. Thanks.
Rob
Restrict By MAC address
Jul 12, 2005
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In article , Rob wrote: :Is there a way to restrict access to ports on a catalyst switch based on the :MAC address of the computer? Basically, I only want computers with accepted :MAC addresses to be able to access my network. Thanks.
Depends on the software and hardware, but generally Yes.
Look in your documentation for "port security". For example,
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On 13.07.2005 00:29 Rob wrote
Please check the archive first. This question is asked (and answered) every other day.
In a nutshell: yes, you can, but you don't want to do so. Have a look at
802.1X instead.Arnold
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