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alchemista
Nov 10, 2015Tutor
Netgear EX6200 to share xfinitywifi hotspot with one Comcast Xfinity account login
I want to share one Comcast xfinitywifi hotspot with multiple devices, but only want to login once to the hotspot. So, the uplink WiFi hostpot is the public Comcast hostpot (broadcasts as xfinity...
alchemista
Nov 11, 2015Tutor
That's correct. I did find a way for it to work - used DD-WRT on my EX6200, set one physical interface up as a repeater for the xfinitywifi signal, and the other physical interface as an AP. Authenticated one time to Comcast with a new MAC and then set the EX6200 to have that MAC. Now, new devices joining do not get the login splash page anymore.
Babylon5
Nov 11, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
Well that sounds like a good practical solution.