Expand MAC filter list?

[Technomage-hawke]

well,
failing that, hire me. I can catalog those (it will take a bit) :)

anyway, if you need some help doing this (assuming the list can't be expanded) 
I'll take it as temp work.


On Monday 27 August 2007 16:11, Alan Dayley wrote:
> Like most routers, the Linksys WRT54GL with stock firmware has a MAC
> address filter list.  It is a security measure to only allow wireless
> network devices with a known MAC to connect.
>
> The MAC list is full.  Certain people who were in charge of maintaining
> the list did not write down what MAC belonged to which laptop.  So, they
> don't know who to delete from the list.  Rather than inventory every
> laptop again to determine who to delete, I have been asked if the list
> can be expanded.
>
> 1. Using the stock firmware can the list be expanded beyond the number
> of fields available in the web admin UI?  If so, how?
>
> 2. What is the upper limit of MAC filter addresses in any 3rd party
> firmware, such as OpenWRT or DD-WRT?
>
> 3. Where do I go to pick up a clue stick that will work on these people
> so that I am not bothered with these things that should be handled in
> other ways by someone other than me?  ;^)
>
> Alan