MAC filtering doesn't actually work. On cheap APs, you can have multiple *identical MACs. There is no state table for MAC addresses on those APs, it's simply a variable.
Not only is it not difficult to forge your MAC, most (low-end) APs, with MAC filtering turned on, won't notice if you have two of the same MACs on at the same time. We've tested this, with some success. One would think it'd cause an ARP storm however...
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MAC filtering doesn't actually work. On cheap APs, you can have multiple *identical MACs. There is no state table for MAC addresses on those APs, it's simply a variable.
Not only is it not difficult to forge your MAC, most (low-end) APs, with MAC filtering turned on, won't notice if you have two of the same MACs on at the same time. We've tested this, with some success. One would think it'd cause an ARP storm however...