Question on MAC filtering and use of Wireless Range Extender

I have a WRT54GS Router and a WRE54G Range Extender.

Linksys told me that I cannot enable Mac filtering (to prevent others
from having access) on the Range Extender.

However if I have Mac filtering on the router will the Range Extender
use this to only allow certain PC's since it must communicate with the
router?

Thanks,
Patty

 

wrote in @g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

The router is the gateway device for the WAN (Wide Area Network --
Internet) and LAN (Local Area Network -- machines on your local network)
and where you would control what wireless NIC MAC's can access the gateway
router. A range extender is just that an extender to extend the range of
your wireless reception.

Duane

 

That is what I thought and will try it next time my roommate comes home
(on a trip) with her laptop.

She has an Apple/MAC laptop and it does not (even with updates) like
either WPA or WEP security even with all the updates to the OS and
Airport Extreme.

Thanks
Patty