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thank you very much guys. <br />
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this narrows my options and gives me a better undertstanding of them.<br />
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Thanks!
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thank you very much guys.

this narrows my options and gives me a better undertstanding of them.

Thanks!

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I have a server connected to the internet. <br />
There is a router between the server and the Internet.<br />
I need to let one computer into my internal network.<br />
I'm not really interested in a VPN.<br />
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Should I allow that computer in by configuring the router to allow only one IP or should I configure it to allow one MAC adddress in?<br />
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I heard you can spoof a MAC address?<br />
<br />
Can you also spoof an IP?<br />
<br />
What should I do?
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I have a server connected to the internet. 
There is a router between the server and the Internet.
I need to let one computer into my internal network.
I'm not really interested in a VPN.

Should I allow that computer in by configuring the router to allow only one IP or should I configure it to allow one MAC adddress in?

I heard you can spoof a MAC address?

Can you also spoof an IP?

What should I do?

Block traffic via a router using the MAC address or by IP?

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.