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--- wireless_filtering [2023/05/08 03:59] – -changed head to Wireless MAC Address filtering via script/scheduler hogwild
+++ wireless_filtering [2025/02/12 03:21] (current) – -Formatting hogwild
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 ====== Wireless MAC Address filtering via script/scheduler ======
-The easiest way to achieve Wireless mac filtering is to use the basic/[[basic-wfilter|wireless filter]]. There are cases though where you would need/prefer to block mac addresses in a script, this can be for easier management (large number of devices) or to ba able to schedule the filtering on/off as needed.
+The easiest way to perform Wireless MAC address filtering is to use the controls in FreshTomato's [[basic-wfilter|Wireless Filter]] menu. However, there are occasions when you might prefer/need to block MAC addresses in a script.
-Given a mac address you want to control say ''aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff'' you can
+There are two main advantages to using a script. First, entering all the data for a large number of network devices into the Wireless Filter menu would be tedious and time-consuming.
-# Block\\  ''/usr/sbin/ebtables -A FORWARD -d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff -j DROP''
+A scripted solution can make it easier to manage a large number of network devices. Second, a script more easily allows you to schedule filtering on or off, as needed.
-# Unblock\\  ''/usr/sbin/ebtables -D FORWARD -d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff -j DROP''
+ \\  \\ For example, given a MAC address whose access you wish to control:
-# Flush (unblock all the defined references at once)\\  ''/usr/sbin/ebtables -F''
+<code text>
+aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
+</code>
+ \\
+You could perform the following functions on it:
+ \\
+  * Block\\ <code text>
+/usr/sbin/ebtables -A FORWARD -d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff -j DROP
+</code>
+ \\
+  * Unblock\\ <code text>
+/usr/sbin/ebtables -D FORWARD -d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff -j DROP
+</code>
+ \\
+  * Or even…Flush (unblock all the defined references at once)\\ <code text>
+/usr/sbin/ebtables -F
+</code> \\
+ \\

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