Tricking school network

[SwitchBlad3]

I'm trying to setup a router in my dorm so I can setup stuff like a printer and Alexa privately. I have really fast ethernet here but really terrible wifi with the buildings access points. The school uses SafeConnect which apparently detects what the device you're hooking up is. It automatically allows gaming consoles and printers and stuff based off the traffic it receives from them (http://www.bu.edu/tech/files/2009/10/Game-Console-Detection-rev-1.1.pdf). Is there any way to trick the system into thinking the router is a console or getting a console approved and moving the network permissions to the router by cloning the consoles IP or something?

 

PS it also allows media streaming devices. Not sure if that gives me any other good options

 

"You can hook up multiple devices using a hub or switch that you bring with you. Do not use a router or any wireless access point"

It says routers use Network Address Translation (NAT) which the network will deny somehow.

[nick name]

How does it react to a network switch?

[SwitchBlad3]

Just now, nick name said:

How does it react to a network switch?

it allows switches and hubs but not routers

[SkyHound0202]

You may try modifying the MAC address of your router to match the those devices that are allowed in the network.

[SwitchBlad3]

57 minutes ago, nick name said:

How does it react to a network switch?

"Internet-enabled devices such as game consoles, DVRs, and Internet TVs are welcome on the network. "

 

55 minutes ago, SkyHound0202 said:

You may try modifying the MAC address of your router to match the those devices that are allowed in the network.

how would I go about doing that? and would the network not flag the duplicate?

 

54 minutes ago, SwitchBlad3 said:

 

how would I go about doing that? and would the network not flag the duplicate?

I thought MAC addresses were pretty much etched into the hardware

 

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[Razor Blade]

Just spoofing a MAC address isn't going to help. All that does is the device reports a fake MAC address. There are other markers (both hardware and software) that will indicate what the device is that is trying to connect.
 

That said if a router can't connect to the network in bridge mode, that may be intentional. If that is the case there probably isn't much you can do without permission legally speaking...

[SwitchBlad3]

2 minutes ago, Razor Blade said:

Just spoofing a MAC address isn't going to help. All that does is the device reports a fake MAC address. There are other markers (both hardware and software) that will indicate what the device is that is trying to connect.
 

That said if a router can't connect to the network in bridge mode, that may be intentional. If that is the case there probably isn't much you can do without permission legally speaking...

Would bridge mode still let me have a separate name and control who's on my network? I'm also looking into using the router as an access point without NAT but again, not sure if that would allow me to have a separate name and control who's on my network.

[Razor Blade]

1 minute ago, SwitchBlad3 said:

Would bridge mode still let me have a separate name and control who's on my network? I'm also looking into using the router as an access point without NAT but again, not sure if that would allow me to have a separate name and control who's on my network.

I would imagine it would depend on the device. I only have experience with NetGear routers in which bridge mode just means you turn a wireless network into a wired network. Not to be confused with access point mode, bridge mode acts like a switch that is using the wireless function to connect to the network. All wifi, DHCP, firewall, and routing functions are disabled. Like I said bridge mode functionality might vary with other devices so if you have one already, check into the user manual of your router to see if it has that option and if it does what it will do for you.

[SkyHound0202]

OK, scratch everything I said about MAC spoofing.

Does it allow things like Windows 10 mobile hot-spot within the network? If so you can use an existing PC with wireless capability to set up a personal hot-spot.

[SwitchBlad3]

36 minutes ago, Razor Blade said:

I would imagine it would depend on the device. I only have experience with NetGear routers in which bridge mode just means you turn a wireless network into a wired network. Not to be confused with access point mode, bridge mode acts like a switch that is using the wireless function to connect to the network. All wifi, DHCP, firewall, and routing functions are disabled. Like I said bridge mode functionality might vary with other devices so if you have one already, check into the user manual of your router to see if it has that option and if it does what it will do for you.

Alright, will do! thanks. Using it as an access point with NAT disabled also looks promising. Just not sure if I can password protect it.

 

34 minutes ago, SkyHound0202 said:

OK, scratch everything I said about MAC spoofing.

Does it allow things like Windows 10 mobile hot-spot within the network? If so you can use an existing PC with wireless capability to set up a personal hot-spot.

Wouldn't that require my PC to always be running whenever I want to run a printer?

[airdeano]

sorry, we do not lend methods to disrupt/ignore security measures of network systems, websites, or security functions put in place.