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Changing extenders mac address

Wickidbliss
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Changing extenders mac address

Is there a way to bypass the mac address on my extender? I've googled and found only 1 other post asking the same thing with only 2 replys, one that said you can't and the other post saying you can, google it.. Well i googled it and can't find anything.

 

So if any one can help on where to find this information or help in bypassing the hard set mac address and allow me to change it I'd be very happy.  I'm in the military and as of right now my barracks internet is garbage and signal is terrible unless I sit by my door, so i bought a wifi extender to see if the internet would be better and it was and more and more people bought extenders and the internet was still fine. Well for some reason the front desk decided that with all the extenders thats whats making the internet slow and not the fact that they have only 4 routers per floor with 50 rooms on each floor sending a signal through concrete walls is not the problem.

 

Anyway they blocked most of the extenders, including mine. My extenders mac address is blocked or so i assume, because when i set it up the the wizard says to make sure i am putting in the correct password and if I am make sure that my access control list is allowing (-insert extender mac add here-) so im pretty sure they blocked my mac address for my extender. So i need help changing this bad boy please.

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TheEther
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Re: Changing extenders mac address

You didn't specify the model of your extender.  In any case, I don't think any of the Netgear extenders are capable of changing their MAC addresses.  Even if you could, it would not help because extenders use multiple MAC addresses.  The extender has its own MAC address and there is a virtual MAC address for each device connected through the extender.  The virtual MACs would still be blocked by the router.  

 

What you may need to do is replace the extender with a Wi-Fi router.  All modern Wi-Fi routers can change their MAC addresses.  The downside of using a router is that it will introduce a second layer of NAT, which may break some applications, like games.  They may, however, still work.  You may simply have to try it.

 

If you are on tour, then come back safely.

 

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