However, just to be safe, we are collecting an easy to reference list of all of our device's MACs before we depart. My inner geek demanded that I at least attempt number 3. So, the alternatives became 1) spend time on vacation hanging on the phone with tech support reciting device MACs (time better spent getting sunburned and drinking rum), 2) get that vacation time back by paying money that we don't have to for each device, or 3) find a technical solution. My friends spent far too much time on the phone, and it needed to be reset more than once.
However, the downside is that it's something that requires manual intervention, and the techs (while friendly and helpful) weren't very good at it. I hope that now that the truth has come out that they can rest peacefully at night, and not worry that someone, somewhere, is stealing internet. I certainly could have saved some people some needless worry, had I bothered to mention that. Connecting multiple devices is not against their ToS. This is why I wasn't terribly worried about the ethical implications. And, yes, the company was actually happy to to add MACs for them. I didn't want to turn my OP into more of a novella than it already was, but last time my friends stayed at this place they did ask.
When I worked for a company that ran wireless networks in hotels (granted that was a few years ago), we would do that for people all the time. A few minutes on the phone and you're golden for the trip. Have you considered asking? There are lots of hotels that will bypass the authentication system if you have already paid for access with one device. My experiments with my Buffalo router in that regard have been.less than satisfying. I can't seem to find confirmation from anyone. However, it's hard to tell if that actually works reliably.or at all.
In other news, it appears that using DD-WRT and using the router in Client Mode, and creating a VAP on the unit might work. If you can confirm the settings you used, I'd be grateful. I'd need a 2nd unit acting as a router to attach everything else wirelessly.īut, if you've specifically done that with your unit, I'd be tempted to buy one. The manual for that D-Link implies that while it can attach as a client, but it can only share the connection via its wired ethernet port (and that it doesn't provide NAT or DHCP to the wired side). I need it to attach to the condo WiFi as a client, and then share that connection via WiFi. In any case, it always seems like one side of the connection (WAN or LAN) has to be wired.Īnd, that's the problem. It can also be attached to a computer with an ethernet cable and be used as a WiFi adapter. It looks will share internet, but only from a wired ethernet port, in which case it acts like a router or AP. It doesn't seem to do what I need it to do. I had already looked at that router (and had read its manual online, found here). Really? You were attaching your computer to the device via WiFi while it was attaching to the hotspot via WiFi? That was some time ago though, things may have changed. I had one of the older Linksys compact routers and had problems with reliability and wireless range - to the point it ended up in the trash can. You could also just use a regular Linksys router, unless space is an issue a normal-sized router will tend to give better wireless range. You could try this: D-Link DWL-G730AP Wireless Pocket Router So, 2 questions: Is there anything else out there that provides the same functionality as the WTR54GS? Alternately, is there some function of DD-WRT that will allow us to do this? (I have an older Buffalo router currently running DD-WRT that seems like a nice packable size.) I can't seem to find anything equivalent. The Linksys WTR54GS looks like just what we're looking for, with 2 exceptions: it's stupidly expensive, and it's been discontinued (explaining its crazy $200 price tag.if you can find it at all). Ideally, we'd like an always-on device that connects to the condo's wireless connection, acts as a router, and creates a local private WiFi network for all of our gadgets. We'd like some way of sharing a single wireless connection. We'd prefer to not have to pay separately for each device for the nearly 2 weeks we're going to be there. The condo we're staying in has WiFi.for a price.
Between us I count 2 laptops, 3 smart phones, and 3 Kindles.