How to set mac address Linksys

I'm new at this. Very new.
I'm trying to change the MAC address on my router and I think I did OK. But
now I can't connect on my laptop.
My Router is Linksys BEFW11S4. I clicked on the Advanced tab then Wireless.
In Wireless I put a checkmark where it says Station MAC Filter - Enable.
My laptop is an IBM T42. It's only a year old laptop. Before I was going on
line with no problems but now there is no way I can do it.

Please help.

IS

"IS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:SZ0Zd.17353$(E-Mail Removed). com...
> I'm new at this. Very new.
> I'm trying to change the MAC address on my router and I think I did OK.
> But now I can't connect on my laptop.
> My Router is Linksys BEFW11S4. I clicked on the Advanced tab then
> Wireless.
> In Wireless I put a checkmark where it says Station MAC Filter - Enable.
> My laptop is an IBM T42. It's only a year old laptop. Before I was going
> on line with no problems but now there is no way I can do it.
>
> Please help.
>
> IS
>

Can I ask WHY you want to do that?

Tom

I'm told it increases my security.
Wrong?

IS

"Tom Scales" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news22Zd.180085$(E-Mail Removed) m...
>
> "IS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:SZ0Zd.17353$(E-Mail Removed). com...
>> I'm new at this. Very new.
>> I'm trying to change the MAC address on my router and I think I did OK.
>> But now I can't connect on my laptop.
>> My Router is Linksys BEFW11S4. I clicked on the Advanced tab then
>> Wireless.
>> In Wireless I put a checkmark where it says Station MAC Filter - Enable.
>> My laptop is an IBM T42. It's only a year old laptop. Before I was going
>> on line with no problems but now there is no way I can do it.
>>
>> Please help.
>>
>> IS
>>
>
> Can I ask WHY you want to do that?
>
> Tom
>

If your are trying to increase your security changing your MAC address would
only work if the device has be compromised inside a domain. Make sure all
of your devices know the new MAC address and your router has not blocked the
MAC addresses of your computers.

"IS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:r82Zd.11455$(E-Mail Removed). com...
> I'm told it increases my security.
> Wrong?
>
> IS
>
> "Tom Scales" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news22Zd.180085$(E-Mail Removed) m...
> >
> > "IS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:SZ0Zd.17353$(E-Mail Removed). com...
> >> I'm new at this. Very new.
> >> I'm trying to change the MAC address on my router and I think I did OK.
> >> But now I can't connect on my laptop.
> >> My Router is Linksys BEFW11S4. I clicked on the Advanced tab then
> >> Wireless.
> >> In Wireless I put a checkmark where it says Station MAC Filter -
Enable.
> >> My laptop is an IBM T42. It's only a year old laptop. Before I was
going
> >> on line with no problems but now there is no way I can do it.
> >>
> >> Please help.
> >>
> >> IS
> >>
> >
> > Can I ask WHY you want to do that?
> >
> > Tom
> >
>
>

On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:00:50 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , "IS" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I'm new at this. Very new.
>I'm trying to change the MAC address on my router

I assume you want to do this because your ISP leases a line to a specific MAC.

>My Router is Linksys BEFW11S4. I clicked on the Advanced tab then Wireless.
>In Wireless I put a checkmark where it says Station MAC Filter - Enable.

If your router is like mine, this setting is NOT how you change your router's
MAC.
This setting makes the router reject connections from your computers whose macs
it doesn't recognise. Before you enable this, you must enter the list of MACs
you want to be allowed to connect from. Since you didn't do this, it probably
explains why you can't connect.

Try resetting the router to factory defaults (there's usually a little button on
the case), then read the manual again.

--
Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
CLC readme: <http://www.ungerhu.com/jxh/clc.welcome.txt>

I dont think you can change the MAC of a radio since its hardcoded. Now
changing an IP is a different story.

Robert...

"Tom Scales" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news22Zd.180085$(E-Mail Removed) m...
>
> "IS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:SZ0Zd.17353$(E-Mail Removed). com...
>> I'm new at this. Very new.
>> I'm trying to change the MAC address on my router and I think I did OK.
>> But now I can't connect on my laptop.
>> My Router is Linksys BEFW11S4. I clicked on the Advanced tab then
>> Wireless.
>> In Wireless I put a checkmark where it says Station MAC Filter - Enable.
>> My laptop is an IBM T42. It's only a year old laptop. Before I was going
>> on line with no problems but now there is no way I can do it.
>>
>> Please help.
>>
>> IS
>>
>
> Can I ask WHY you want to do that?
>
> Tom
>

You are confusing MAC address spoofing on the WAN side - with MAC address
filtering (allow/deny) on the wireless side.

To filter / allow specific wireless clients - you add the mac address of the
wireless client and set to allow only.


"IS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:SZ0Zd.17353$(E-Mail Removed). com...
> I'm new at this. Very new.
> I'm trying to change the MAC address on my router and I think I did OK.
> But now I can't connect on my laptop.
> My Router is Linksys BEFW11S4. I clicked on the Advanced tab then
> Wireless.
> In Wireless I put a checkmark where it says Station MAC Filter - Enable.
> My laptop is an IBM T42. It's only a year old laptop. Before I was going
> on line with no problems but now there is no way I can do it.
>
> Please help.
>
> IS
>

OK, I turned the Mac sharing back on. Now I can go online with my laptop.

But how do I make this Linksys BEFW11S4 more safe?

Thanks

IS

> You are confusing MAC address spoofing on the WAN side - with MAC address
> filtering (allow/deny) on the wireless side.
>
> To filter / allow specific wireless clients - you add the mac address of
> the wireless client and set to allow only.
>
>

Turn on WEP and WPA for encryption and authentication, assign static IPs and
limit the DHCP IP range to just your Static IPs and turn on MAC filtering to
only accept the MACs you use in your network.

Robert...

"IS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Py8Zd.12191$(E-Mail Removed) om...
> OK, I turned the Mac sharing back on. Now I can go online with my laptop.
>
> But how do I make this Linksys BEFW11S4 more safe?
>
> Thanks
>
> IS
>
>> You are confusing MAC address spoofing on the WAN side - with MAC address
>> filtering (allow/deny) on the wireless side.
>>
>> To filter / allow specific wireless clients - you add the mac address of
>> the wireless client and set to allow only.
>>
>>
>
>