Suppose you are in a place where there’s no WiFi network and all you have is an ethernet cable for connecting to the internet, in that case, you can use this method and turn you Windows laptop into a WiFi router.
Simply - a security method setup on a router so that only certain MAC addresses (which theoretically are unique to each and every network device) can communicate with/through said router - the rest are rejected. Click on the link for the results. Depends on your router. It's usually something you had to fgo in and ENABLE initially - so undo what you did to enable it. In other words - read your manual for your router.
Click on the link for the results.- Shenan Stanley MVP 2005-2011 & 2013-2015 Insider MVP 2016-. MAC or Media Access Control address filtering is commonly used to allow or disallow certain computers access to a wireless router or access point. Every network card whether cable or wireless based has a MAC or Physical address comprised of 6 hexidecimal numbers each ranging from 00 to FF (e.g. You can find your own by opening a command prompt and using the command IPCONFIG /ALL.
The settings for MAC address filtering on your wireless network will likely be in your wireless router or other access point. Disabling it will depend upon the make and model of your equipment but typically you enter the wireless router's web based configuration program through a cabled connection and disable it there.