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Date:      Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:58:46 +0100
From:      RW <mlt01@mlists.homeunix.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com>
Subject:   Re: Silly IPFW question.
Message-ID:  <20070924225846.75764ac3@gumby.homeunix.com.>
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:47:31 -0400
"Grant Peel" <gpeel@thenetnow.com> wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
> 
> I have a client to wants access to mysql on port 3306, but none (4)
> of his computers have static IPs. So, answer your question, he wants
> to access from several hops down the (internet) pipe.
> 
> And I just DID find some talking about MAC address filtering in the
> IPFW docs. However, If I remember erthernet connections right, it
> would be the last MAC it came from ... and not the originating MAC.

Yes, assuming the hops are routers. 

He probably should be using an ssh tunnel.



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