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Old 08-15-2007, 05:21 PM
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Default Wireless Hotspot to LAN Access

I have a small office near a hot spot in Fla. Is there anyway to use this as a leased line alternative by tying it into my LAN? I had the idea to use a Wireless Ethernet Bridge connected to the WAN port of my Linksys Router however I found that the hotspot used MAC Address Authentication. Is there anyway around this? The providers are Trimax Wireless and Airpath.
Does anyone know how to do this?
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Old 08-15-2007, 09:10 PM
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There are ways to get around MAC addressing (mac spoofing) but for this to work you would need to know the MAC address of a valid user. You would probably also need to know the user ID and password for that user.

Get an account with the ISP concerned then you can use the service legitimately.

Start by calling them and finding out what they provide and establish if the service suits your needs at a price you are prepared to pay.

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Fred
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Old 08-19-2007, 02:16 PM
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Thanks. I ended up calling the provider and they usually don’t provide that kind of access but the rep from Trimax Wireless was able to do something called MAC pass through on their router and now may linksys bridge to LAN works.
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