[NTLUG:Discuss] OT traveling with a router question
Fred James
fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net
Sun Apr 10 20:16:18 CDT 2005
Would a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL router do the job? I already have a
model BEFSR81. Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer.
Regards
Fred James
Tophat James wrote:
>At first glance, that would seem to be a good answer, but since I talked
>to one of the developers at a company that provides the sort of
>"$10/night to access the Internet at our hotel" business model, and he
>told me how they work, a router would be required.
>
>You get an IP from DHCP on the router, and the firewall has your IP
>blocked from internet at first. After you agree to the payment, the
>computer which generated the web page then allows your IP to have access
>through the firewall. If you just had a hub or a switch, then each
>computer in your room would have a separate IP for each separate MAC
>address, and with two laptops, you might have to pay $20/night. Of
>course, this is all based on whether they enable the switch port for the
>room to have access for all traffic associated with it, or look up on
>the switch via snmp for the mac and IP to see which port you're on, and
>then put you in a table that they then use to update the firewall. If
>they say router, then I would bring a router.
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>On Sun, 2005-04-10 at 01:11 -0500, Jay Urish wrote:
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>>Why not just use a hub?
>>Usually the connection is allready natted...
>>
>>Fred James wrote:
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>>>All
>>>Tech support (for the company that provides the broadband Internet
>>>connection for the hotel we will be staying in) said we should be able
>>>to connect both of our laptops to their service, at the same time, if we
>>>bring a router (connection in the room is a single, standard Rj45
>>>Ethernet). My experience has been that one must, upon connecting for
>>>the first time, open a browser, visit the provider's site, and click
>>>through some agreements, before one may continue. So, I am not sure how
>>>this might work with a router. Has any one had any experience with this
>>>type of thing, or any thoughts or insights to offer? Thank you in
>>>advance for any help you may be able to offer.
>>>Regards
>>>Fred James
>>>
>>>
>>>
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