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CarlM40484
Apr 22, 2013Novice
Assign Device Name to MAC address
I have different access points and have noticed that many times there is no Device Name associated with a MAC address. I want to know if there is a way to globally assign a device Name to a MAC addre...
CarlM40484
Apr 23, 2013Novice
fordem wrote: Why do you need to know what devices are attached?
I've been running wireless networks since the days of 802.11 (that's right, no alpha suffix) and never needed to know.
If your answer is intrusion detection, there are easier ways than manually going to the access point and checking it's logs, and, as an intruder, I could spoof your MAC address (in less time than it take to explain how) and you would be none the wiser.
Good for you.
My question is valid to me. Now go away and do not bother me again.