bullet-401 May 3, 2004 Share bullet-401 Member May 3, 2004 Ok when I get my labtop for next year it comes with wireless built in. I know I could probly get a wireless router and change the mac address to get my desktop on the network and my labtop. But if I were to go with just my desktop to be connected what would I need to get to make a WAP from my desktop. I have 2 ethernet connections on my desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 4, 2004 Share NOFX Member May 4, 2004 a WAP? and i really dont even know what your trying to do, hook a desktop up to a wireless router? and I thought every ethernet card came with a uniquie MAC address so how are you going to change that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet-401 May 4, 2004 Author Share bullet-401 Member May 4, 2004 I heard that you can spoof the mac address of the router. Wireless Access Point, how could I do it so I just have my desktop computer connected to the network and make a wireless connection off my desktop to my labtop. so like this internet> desktop >wireless> labtop or internet> router> desktop/labtop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Premier May 4, 2004 Share DJ Premier Member May 4, 2004 It depends if 2 wireless cards can talk w/o having a wireless access point. I know wired can using a x-over cable. If wireless cannot connect between wireless cards, then I doubt you could do what you wanted to. Not that it matters, a wireless card costs just as much as a wireless router these days so I dont see the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer May 4, 2004 Share [Mmmm]Homer Member May 4, 2004 If I'm reading this correctly you should get a wireless gateway router with at least 4 hardwire ports. You can disable the wireless for now and use it as a regular gateway router. Your MAC address is like a credit card, unique and unchangable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet-401 May 4, 2004 Author Share bullet-401 Member May 4, 2004 well the thing is if i were to get a router (it's not allowed on campus) i would have to register the mac address on our resnet. I found this program that spoofs your own mac so I was thinking changing my comp to the routers mac and registering it. That might work out. http://www.klcconsulting.net/smac/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet-401 May 4, 2004 Author Share bullet-401 Member May 4, 2004 nvm about that i just found this http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101227.asp You can set the router to use your computer mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL May 4, 2004 Share dwEEziL Member May 4, 2004 Yes, most home-use routers allow you to change the MAC Address (I believe it is for the ISPs that register your connection via MAC so that you can hook up a router). Now, if you want to do Internet connection to router to desktop computer to Laptop (via wireless NIC), then one of your 2 desktop NICs better be a Wireless card. You would have to set up Internect Connection Sharing on your desktop and then set up an Ad-hoc (Peer-to-Peer) wireless connection on your desktop. Easiest way is as Homer described. Just get yourself a router with a WAP built in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet-401 May 4, 2004 Author Share bullet-401 Member May 4, 2004 Ok thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchtower May 9, 2004 Share Watchtower Member May 9, 2004 Your MAC address is like a credit card, unique and unchangable. Actually the MAC address on a NIC is stored in EEPROM and sometimes adjustable.. I've had to program quite a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox May 9, 2004 Share appalachian_fox Member May 9, 2004 All the old Sparc stations had them on NVRAMs with battery backups. If you kept the machine unplugged long enough (or when the battery eventually died) the machine would lose its MAC address. Can I tell you what a pain in the rear THAT is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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