Google 802.1x port authentication & then see if your switch is capable of
doing it. (ebay might get you a switch that can)

It'd block the rogue machine at the switch connection.

NB. it's possible to change mac addresses on machines so it's not really
very secure. It's more of a inconvenience.


On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:36:02 +0100, Toni Mueller <openbsd-m...@oeko.net>
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 28.10.2009 at 17:29:36 -0500, Andres Salazar
<ndrsslz...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> I Have dhcp enabled on my LAN which assigns an IP according to the
>> clients MAC address, however if a user wanted to be malicious he can
>> statically assign any IP to his NIC.
> 
> he then has root access to the box.
> 
>> Isnt there anyway I can force my ARP tables to only allow IPs to be
>> assigned if the MAC address matches?
> 
> Some switches offer this kind of functionality, but they're not exactly
> cheap.
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> --Toni++

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