Uni Halls and Xbox/PC

PiKe · 28 Sep 2010 at 11:27

I have a friend in Halls.

He has one ethernet socket in his dorm and one IP address that is authorised to use the network.

He has a laptop and Xbox and wants to use both at the same time, would he be able to buy a router and set it's IP to the authorised one, then use both devices 'behind' the router under NAT?

Thanks

GeForce · 28 Sep 2010 at 12:27

Technically, yes. This is exactly what I do in uni halls. I register my router (WRT54GL) on the network and then my computer, laptop and phone all sit behind it under NAT, either wired or wireless.

He should probably check with the uni that this is acceptable, however.

PiKe · 28 Sep 2010 at 13:38

Would a WGR614 do the job? It's classed as a cable router.

Lethal` · 28 Sep 2010 at 20:42

You can setup your own wireless network if the laptop is Windows 7, Connectify will simplify the process.

Scythe · 28 Sep 2010 at 20:45

I'm with Unite in Sheffield and just plugged my router (WRT54GL) in to the wall, got my xbox and mac wired, my phone and laptop wireless. Works fine for me, just make sure the wireless is secured (mine is hidden and secured so you can't even see it unless you know it's there).

There's 2 or 3 in my halls without passwords on their routers, people are just going straight onto them. They must be crazy, or not realise what is happening.

Lethal` · 28 Sep 2010 at 21:08

Scythe said:
There's 2 or 3 in my halls without passwords on their routers, people are just going straight onto them. They must be crazy, or not realise what is happening.

There's a few wireless printers round here

PhillyDee · 28 Sep 2010 at 23:09

Lethal` said:
There's a few wireless printers round here

Oh wow, that would be so tempting!

KIA · 29 Sep 2010 at 14:36

Scythe said:
(mine is hidden and secured so you can't even see it unless you know it's there).

Undetected by dummy software perhaps.

tommytinkle · 30 Sep 2010 at 09:18

Has anyone tried this in bournemouth uni? The AUP mentions not doing this I do believe but

Scythe · 30 Sep 2010 at 09:30

fluff said:
Undetected by dummy software perhaps.

Maybe so, but let's face it not that many people are going to bother

GeForce · 30 Sep 2010 at 10:13

PiKe said:
Would a WGR614 do the job? It's classed as a cable router.

Yeh should be fine, that's just a router and not a modem. Just plug the uplink port into the socket in the wall, and that should be all

KIA · 30 Sep 2010 at 13:56

tommytinkle said:
Has anyone tried this in bournemouth uni? The AUP mentions not doing this I do believe but

It's fine. I set-up something similar for a friend @ Bournemouth.