DHCP Clients table?

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DHCP Clients table?

Is there a way to view what computers are connected to my airport express? I think i have some neighbors who are trying to connect to my network. Is there a way to view who is connected, and also, is there a way to block their mac addresses?

iBook G4 1.2GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Jan 8, 2006 12:59 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 8, 2006 6:39 PM in response to Emerson Corder

Yes and yes.

Using the Airport Management Utility (part of the Airport Mangement Tools), you can monitor what MAC addresses are connected.

To filter out their MAC addresses (or, rather, filter in your own), open the Express's configuration in Airport Admin Utility and go to the Access Control tab.

However, MAC addresses can be spoofed so this is not a secure way to keep someone out. A better solution is to enable at least WEP and preferably WPA encryption on the Express.

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Answer 2

Jan 8, 2006 9:38 PM in response to Alan Somers

where is the airport management utility?

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Answer 3

Jan 8, 2006 9:43 PM in response to Emerson Corder

I apparently goofed on the link I provided above. Here's the link:

http://download.info.apple.com/MacOSX/061-1087.20040419.AptmG/2Z/AirPortManagementTools.dmg

If that link doesn't work, you can go to the following page and click the link in the right sidebar:

http://www.apple.com/support/airport/

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