The MAC filtering feature on your Netgear wireless router creates an access list based on the unique Media Access Control numbers that you add. Because every computer networking device has a unique ...

MAC address filtering for wireless networking isn’t real “security”. Anyone who pays any attention to current trends in wireless security at all should know that MAC filtering is less effective than ...

A lawsuit against Google for snooping on Wi-Fi networks is moving forward, and it should raise this question for you: Just how safe is your own network against snoopers? If you’ve got a small wireless ...

The Media Access Control address of your laptop is the unique identifier for your network adapters. Because your laptop likely has an Ethernet and wireless adapter, you will have at least two MAC ...

Reuse an old router to connect wired-only devices -- like your TV, DVR, or game console -- to your wireless network. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT ...