Use Internet on Multiple devices from a network with MAC Filtering

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Dushyant Deshwal

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Hi,
I recently transitioned from schooling to university for my higher education.
The Internet Connection in the university is free but a person can only have one device registered for the internet access.
The devices are supposed to connect to internet using WiFi and MAC address of that WiFi Device is registered with the University.
I have a laptop and a Smartphone, I need both the devices to have the internet access from the University .
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Some Points to take care of :
>The Router is not blocking connectivity .
>All the devices are allowed to connect to the WiFi Network.
>The only problem rises when there is a Login Page on the network shows up,on which the Registered devices get logged in automatically but the devices not registered cannot be used to login to the network for internet access.
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What i was thinking ....
Suggest me some device which can connect to the WiFi Network for internet access (Which i will get registered for me) and then can create its own WiFi network and supply internet to all my devices.
Is there any consumer product like this ? (if Possible, USB Powered)
Thank You.
Other Options are also Welcomed.
I will reply back once I test your method.
Thanks Again !
 
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You will need to build your own repeater. What you need is a wifi router that will take its wan interface as wireless. It is very uncommon to have a router that uses the wifi for reception of the wan signal. If you could use say the 2.4g radio to talk to the main wifi and the 5g radio to talk to the end devices you might accomplish this by using a router you can load dd-wrt on and assign on of the radios to the wan interface. Otherwise you need a 2 devices a client-bridge device and a router. The client-bridge is acting as a wifi nic for the wan port.

I am not 100% sure but ubiquiti used to sell devices that could do this. They sell a lot of wifi equipment now and I only have used their outdoor client-bridge devices but...
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You could attach the laptop via ethernet and use Internet Connection Sharing over Wifi to the phone.

Or if you don't mind only one device having IPv6, most routers let you clone the MAC address to the WAN port, then everything behind it will be double-NAT IPv4.
 
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Dushyant Deshwal

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Thank You for Answering So fast,
That will work but there are no Ethernet connection (No Cable,Sockets) provided. As i said "The devices are supposed use WiFi to connect". There is no possible way i can get Ethernet until unless I pull that cable out of the WiFi Router and run it to my room from the corridor which will be a little suspicious .
Any other way ?

 
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Then it would be best to clone the phone's MAC address to the laptop. You could only use one device at a time, but they would be the same device.

There must be a way to pay for service on additional devices if you want to use them simultaneously, so you should check. If the price is too high then you would be better off just paying for data on the phone.
 
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Dushyant Deshwal

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I understand that.
There is no fine/rule/law against using multiple devices by connecting to a single device.The fact here is only single device is registered.
My friend have a Laptop which is registered for internet and connects to network using WiFi then the laptop can also run a WiFi Hot-spot simultaneously .
 
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Dushyant Deshwal

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This can be the way around . Okay, i will try it. Will wait for few more answers ...
Thank You BFG-9000 :)
 
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You will need to build your own repeater. What you need is a wifi router that will take its wan interface as wireless. It is very uncommon to have a router that uses the wifi for reception of the wan signal. If you could use say the 2.4g radio to talk to the main wifi and the 5g radio to talk to the end devices you might accomplish this by using a router you can load dd-wrt on and assign on of the radios to the wan interface. Otherwise you need a 2 devices a client-bridge device and a router. The client-bridge is acting as a wifi nic for the wan port.

I am not 100% sure but ubiquiti used to sell devices that could do this. They sell a lot of wifi equipment now and I only have used their outdoor client-bridge devices but these can run as routers.
 
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