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Guest MSExchangeStudent
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Hi all

 

I have a win 2003 Server SP2 which is my domain controller and DHCP on it.

From time to time someone plug in a laptop into a network point; get a IP;

and can then use the internet, etc. How do i prevent someone from just

plugging in the network cable and having access to my network. Except

obviously reserving a IP for all the MAC adresses on my network; which will

take me a year to do. Anthing i can block him from getting a IP from DHCP or

maybe let he get a message to contact the system administrator.... Hope this

is clear

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Guest Phillip Windell
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Re: How do i prevent someone from accesing my LAN

 

"MSExchangeStudent" <exchangestudent@newsgroups.com> wrote in message

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> I have a win 2003 Server SP2 which is my domain controller and DHCP on it.

> From time to time someone plug in a laptop into a network point; get a IP;

> and can then use the internet, etc. How do i prevent someone from just

> plugging in the network cable and having access to my network. Except

> obviously reserving a IP for all the MAC adresses on my network; which

> will take me a year to do. Anthing i can block him from getting a IP from

> DHCP or maybe let he get a message to contact the system administrator....

> Hope this is clear

 

Options:

 

1. A big gaurd dog that doesn't like laptops

 

2. Don't use DHCP

 

3. Don't let your wall jacks be available to the public (secure your

physical building)

 

4. Don't leave your wall jacks "hot". Unplug the patch cable at the MDF of

IDF when there is not a legitament user using it.

 

5. Buy the capable equipment and research how to deploy the 802.1x standard

(assuming I got my 802 numbers correct). It is a type of pre-authentication

that requires a certain amount of authentication before the Client is

allowed to get a IP configuration for the LAN.

 

6. Disable/remove/disconnect the cabling and go with Wireless that is using

at least WPA encryption,...then no one can get on the LAN without the "key".

Have a separate WAP for Guests that is on its own subnet that you can leave

turned off until it is actually needed for someone,...that is obvioulsy the

same theory as leaving the wall jacks "dead" until needed on the wired

system. Since it would only be turned on "as needed" and would be on a

separate subnet you could possibly leave it unsecured.

 

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Phillip Windell

http://www.wandtv.com

 

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,

or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.

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Guest SeriousSam
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Re: How do i prevent someone from accesing my LAN

 

I liked the Guard dog option best, Mr. Windell hahaha. That was fun.

Although I have never actually done it, I know it is also possible to use

Vendor Class iD to limit access to your DHCP scope. Here is a link that

discusses it. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240247 . Hope that helps!

 

 

"MSExchangeStudent" <exchangestudent@newsgroups.com> wrote in message

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> Hi all

>

> I have a win 2003 Server SP2 which is my domain controller and DHCP on it.

> From time to time someone plug in a laptop into a network point; get a IP;

> and can then use the internet, etc. How do i prevent someone from just

> plugging in the network cable and having access to my network. Except

> obviously reserving a IP for all the MAC adresses on my network; which

> will take me a year to do. Anthing i can block him from getting a IP from

> DHCP or maybe let he get a message to contact the system administrator....

> Hope this is clear

>

Guest Phillip Windell
Posted

Re: How do i prevent someone from accesing my LAN

 

 

"SeriousSam" <Pleasereply@newsgrouponly.com> wrote in message

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>I liked the Guard dog option best, Mr. Windell hahaha. That was fun.

 

:-)

> Although I have never actually done it, I know it is also possible to use

> Vendor Class iD to limit access to your DHCP scope. Here is a link that

> discusses it. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240247 . Hope that helps!

 

Ok.

 

--

Phillip Windell

http://www.wandtv.com

 

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,

or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.

-----------------------------------------------------

Guest MSExchangeStudent
Posted

Re: How do i prevent someone from accesing my LAN

 

Thank you phillip and SeriousSam

 

"Phillip Windell" <philwindell@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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>

> "SeriousSam" <Pleasereply@newsgrouponly.com> wrote in message

> news:uOkUlnc3HHA.1900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>I liked the Guard dog option best, Mr. Windell hahaha. That was fun.

>

> :-)

>

>> Although I have never actually done it, I know it is also possible to

>> use Vendor Class iD to limit access to your DHCP scope. Here is a link

>> that discusses it. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240247 . Hope that

>> helps!

>

> Ok.

>

> --

> Phillip Windell

> http://www.wandtv.com

>

> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or

> Microsoft, or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.

> -----------------------------------------------------

>

>

Guest Rayees
Posted

Re: How do i prevent someone from accesing my LAN

 

Hi

 

Based on the scenario described by your, I suggest you to use Network

admission control (NAC). Which will solve your problem.

 

Analyse the complete need, you must use DHCP Enforcer along with 802.1x

which can solve the purpose. At this moment microsoft don't have any out of

box solution and the NAC is going to be part of Windows server 2008.

 

If you can't wait till that time, you can use thirdparty product like CISCO

NAC or Symantec NAC.

 

Regards

Rayees


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