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Allow only specific MAC addresses in Htaccess

Is it possible with .htaccess files to only allow requests from a specific MAC address instead of an IP address?

And if the answer is yes, how?

Solution

  • Short answer: No

    Ethernet MAC is not transferred in a IP packet, only in the Ethernet header. When the IP packet leaves the LAN (technically the local broadcast domain) the Ethernet header is stripped off and the MAC address is "lost".