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I can only block inbound traffic by MAC address. How can I find the MAC address for a computer in the Netherlands. 185.202.1.161 is the bad guy

Bruce Johnson
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    Have you tried this solution which uses Windows Firewall? [Using Windows Firewall to block a specific IP on Windows 10](https://superuser.com/questions/1159401/using-windows-firewall-to-block-a-specific-ip-on-windows-10) – K7AAY Apr 22 '20 at 18:42
  • MAC addresses don't cross borders, so you cannot block the MAC address of a 'target' IP Address. I'm not actually sure how your router thinks it can even do that. – Tetsujin Apr 23 '20 at 08:03

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You can't. It would be reaching you via a host (which is likely your default gateway) in your LAN and you can only block the MAC Address of that (which will likely end up blocking everything from the Internet). Even if you can "trace" its MAC by some means adding it to your firewall rule won't help.

Tom Yan
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