Update note on MAC validation

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</author> </author>
</authorgroup> </authorgroup>
<pubdate>2005-04-06</pubdate> <pubdate>2005-04-66</pubdate>
<copyright> <copyright>
<year>2001-2005</year> <year>2001-2005</year>
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ethernet segment so all MAC addresses used in verification must belong to ethernet segment so all MAC addresses used in verification must belong to
devices physically connected to one of the LANs to which your firewall is devices physically connected to one of the LANs to which your firewall is
connected.</emphasis></para> connected.</emphasis></para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">This means what it says! MAC addresses are
only used within a LAN and never go outside of that LAN so please don't
post on the mailing list asking how to use MAC addresses of computers
connected to remote networks. The only MAC address that your firewall is
going to see from these hosts is the MAC address of your upstream
router.</emphasis></para>
</important> </important>
<important> <important>