Re: Wireless Internet for Community

On Sep 17, 10:23 am, "Bill Kearney" <wkearne...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"les" <lester12...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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I currently have a wireless network (linksys router) at home and have
2 modern laptops.  In the near future, our community will be going to
a wireless network provider, and we will be required to give them the
MAC Address of each computer, in order to get on their network.

If the computers themselves are going to make a direct wireless connection
to the network, then yes they'd need that info.

But you'd have to ask why you'd want to do this.  For roaming purposes when
you're not near your own house, maybe.  But when you're in your own house it
would be considerable more secure (and likely faster) to connect to your own
in-house router FIRST.  And then have that make the uplink to the community
network.  If you do it this way then YOU maintain control over what can or
cannot connect to your own wireless gear.

You'd need to tell us more info regarding the ISP, like what network devices
they suggest using.

Thank you for the replies. Unfortunately, at this time, I do not have
any info on the wireless ISP. All I know is that bring in a data line
to our Clubhouse and broadcast the data to antennas around the
community, and subscribers that have a wireless adapter on their
computer can get onto their network.
.

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