Hi all
Here's my problem: I dorm and i get just one wireless connection allowance from my college (i.e. i gave them my MAC address and thats how they added me to use their network). Now i want to get more devices connected to the internet, but due to the 1 connection per person policy i can't. I bought a Netgear Wireless G Router (WGR614) thinking i would somehow change the wireless routers MAC adress to the one im allowed to use, but now im not sure it i can do this like that. Can i get my router to get the wireless internet and use the wires to plug in my PS3 and Xbox360 and other laptops. Please help, and let me know if what im saying makes sense and is possible, thanks
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
Since you are only allowed 1 wireless and NO wired, that kinds of ties your hands. Your only option would be with a AP, but I'm not ever sure that would work. AP gives you bridge and multipoint bridge, the problem the other side needs to be that way. Unless you have one AP setup as a Wireless client (simulating your NB) feeding your router. Have not tried this, so I do not know for sure if it would work.
Since they are mac filtering they can probably see all wireless devices. So I'm not sure I would attempt it.
A AP can take on your wireless cards MAC. but then you have 2 devices in the same area with it which will cause nothing but problems. If you were to set up a AP to feed a router you would be limited to wired only, unless you changed the mac address of the internal card, some allow this in advanced settings. But all wired devices would show up to the university AP as they tried to connect. Disabling auto connect would help.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. It would take some serious testing to know it the above setup would work. If you attempt it do it away from campus. Because 2 pc/devices with the same MAC address can bring down a network.
Wireless connection guru's i need your help, is this possible?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by yoozef, Jan 18, 2008.