So our Uni has a stupid program we need to download and run, which checks for up to date antivirus, before we can access the network in any other way. To get my PS3 online I had to force my PC to have the same MAC address as the PS3 and run the program, which registers that MAC address and it can now go online. However, I can't access my NAS to find out its MAC address as I can't get to its Browser UI without it being on the network. All I have available right now are a dozen ethernet cables, my PC, my PS3, and a 5-port switch. Any advice?
(I can probably get hold of a cheap router, though I can't risk plugging this into the Uni ethernet as we have been told we will be expelled if we are caught with a router. Only switches are allowed.)
(I can probably get hold of a cheap router, though I can't risk plugging this into the Uni ethernet as we have been told we will be expelled if we are caught with a router. Only switches are allowed.)