Setting up low key router

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AB51793

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Hello all,
I'm trying to improve my colleges internet speed to be able to watch Netflix and play Destiny. Due to Destiny being a P2P game, the college firewall blocks any attempt I make to connect to the game server. I'm curious if I could set up a router in my dorm and clone my laptops MAC address to the router, would the IT guys be able to tell I have a router set up in my dorm?(Routers and switches aren't allowed) or would it just appear as if my laptop is on the network, also would I have to disable any DHCP settings to prevent interference with the connection and potentially downing the whole network? And lastly I only want to use the router strictly for my Xbox. To be able to control NAT and port routes for P2P... if that's possible. Thanks!
 
Doesn't matter what you use, if IT guys have the network locked down, you still won't be able to connect. Most colleges allow switches, just not routers.
 
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voyagerfan99 said:
Even switches would still screw with network traffic.
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I agree. My son goes to Southern Illinois University and there speed is less than 6MB and they do allow switches. There are 2-3 people in each room and there is only 1 ethernet wall jack. Wireless is sporadic depending on where you are, usually have to go out in the main sitting area where all the AP's are.
 
johnb35 said:
I agree. My son goes to Southern Illinois University and there speed is less than 6MB and they do allow switches. There are 2-3 people in each room and there is only 1 ethernet wall jack. Wireless is sporadic depending on where you are, usually have to go out in the main sitting area where all the AP's are.
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Makes CCSU look good. Our internet speed has been very iffy the last two days though.
 
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Plugging your router into the school network using the WAN port would prevent your router from causing DHCP conflicts, but it still won't help you. Connecting to a router in your dorm won't allow you to access things you can't currently.
 
AB51793 said:
Hello all,
I'm trying to improve my colleges internet speed to be able to watch Netflix and play Destiny.
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You can't really do that unless you order them another/faster Internet circuit :P

Using a switch is easily visible on a campus network as you can see multiple MACs coming out of a single access port (some places also implement port-security that disables the port after so many MAC are known through it). A router would only present as one MAC but if it has a wireless component then that is easily detected as a rogue device.

Some places just have really poor planning. I interviewed for a Network Engineer position at a university in Overland Park, ended up walking away when they indicated there was only a 50 mbit circuit for a couple thousand resident students...

Also keep in mind you can't control NAT/port-forwarding upstream where the internet connection actually comes into the network.
 
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