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> > Ok, so I live in a place where I'm not too worried about anybody close enough to pick
> > up my wireless signal being both smart and malicious enough to tap into my network
> > with my routers configured for MAC filtering
The MAC addresses of your wireless devices are broadcasted unencrypted and they are easy to pick up for someone with the right tools.
> MAC address filtering requires the unauthorised user to use MAC address spoofing
> (trivial to do). MAC address spoofing has the added benefit (for the attacker) of not
> showing up as an unknown device.
Just to show how easy it is:
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