I don't understand your question.  What is a macip address?  In what software did you enter this? 

Steve

Ah!  this is called the MAC address, not the mac ip.  What you are trying to do is enable MAC address filtering.  The only reason this won't work, is if you enter the wrong MAC address in the table of allowed MAC addresses.

Steve

The mac ip is the same as the physical address of a computer.

 

The physical address of a computer is found by bringing up the msdos prompt and entering ipconfig/all. The msdos prompt appears when entering cmd in start-run(XP).

Instead of giving out the ssid of a network, mac ips are used. Security is then limited by individual computer physical addresses.

 

Bruce

Hi Steve,

I enabled it in access control settings. Perhaps I enabled it incorrectly.

The first time I enabled the mac settings, I didn't wait for the software to resolve the settings- that is I didn't wait for the please wait message. I just restarted. My computer wouldn't reboot.

 

Maybe I should put the ssid in the wireless computers trying to access my network.

Bruce

 

shouldn't this MAC address be entered in the router itself? as I read it, it sounds as if it was entered in the computer rather than in the router.

I would say the two events are unrelated. The pc does not rely on the router to boot the OS

Hi Sail,

I think your are right. I ran Norton win doctor and fixed a number of activex problems. I then reentered the MAC address, and so far no problem,