Bridging Code - MAC Filtering

[Aldrin Leal]

I couldn't find any help on the exact syntax. And the manpage says
it's somewhat difficult.

Have you seen any practical article on this scenario? I couldn't find any.

Better yet: Has anyone ever tried this at home? :)

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:00:43 +0200, Jeremie Le Hen
<jeremie.le-hen at epita.fr> wrote:
> 
> >      Does the bridging code in FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE have the hability
> > to perform mac checking for a given IP?
> 
> Since you can filter bridged packets using ipfw(8) and the latter is able
> to match against MAC address, I would say yes.  Nevertheless, it may not
> be suitable enough for your needs, because it requires changing your rules
> each time you add a machine or change a network card.
> 
> Regards,
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