Can i make my internet wireless?

volt9291 · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:52

Well as per the title but let me explain.

I'm in the Army and live in camp, in all the rooms we have a network point that can take a single connection.

When i have my have my laptop connected i open firefox, it shows a login page and i log in to use my account, there giving me access to the web.

Now the other day i called up the company and asked how can i connect my ps3 to play online, they said if i give them my mac address of the ps3, every time i plug it in it will auto connect without having to log in.

Now what i want to know is there anyway i can connect my hub (bt homehub) to the connection, so i can connect more than 1 device at any time and also give me wireless. Does the hub have a mac address? so i could just say that it was the address of my ps3. meaning the hub is always connected, giving me wireless and the option to have my laptop and ps3 connected at the same time ?

hope this all makes sense!

Cheers

volt9291 · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:04

paradigm said:
simple solution, rather than give them the MAC address of the PS3, give them the MAC address of a router (no, your BT Homehub won't work, get a router for cable rather than adsl), which will then always autoconnect, and thus provide an autoconnected internet connection to everything which is either plugged into, or connected via wireless to the router.

cheers i have a spare cable router at home, i will try that.

volt9291 · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:30

paradigm said:
I'd be more concerned about the fact that he will essentially be opening up a weak(er) point in what I can only assume to be a military controlled network.

The repercussions of getting caught could be monumental.

If he gets caught with the router, on it's official MAC address, he would most likely get a lesser "telling off" than he would do for intentionally masquerading the router as a PS3.

The internet connection has nothing to do with the army, its run and installed by this company: http://www.mediaforceuk.com/index.htm

volt9291 · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:35

brendan said:
You may want to change the router's mac address to match that of something that looks like a PS3 or something from sony, if they are smart they'll catch on to you easily by checking who registered that MAC!

Try it with a tools like this : http://www.techzoom.net/tools/check-mac.en

can i just give the router the same mac address as the ps3?

volt9291 · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:51

Just called the company to ask if i could just give the mac address of my router so i can connect all of my devices.

They said its not allowed as it can stop other people connecting, and cause problems :confused:

sounds like bs to me! they probably just say that as they don't want one person paying and everybody using his wireless for free.

Could a router really cause problems? in my eyes its no different to any other device being connected!?

can i change my router mac address to give the same id as a ps3 device?

volt9291 · 2 Feb 2011 at 14:11

To be honest i don't want to do it to leech loads of bandwidth (not that bandwidth should be a problem on a leased line) Its just so i don't need to keep swapping between my laptop, ps3 and i am able to have my iPhone connected via wireless.

Paradigm can you link me a router that could do what is needed? and explain how i can do it?

Cheers

volt9291 · 2 Feb 2011 at 14:33

Thanks

I will let you know how i get on in a few weeks.