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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 12:56 am
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The Marriott STSN broadband does not care what MAC address you have. Why should they? If I pay $10 / night for broadband, why can't I use more than one PC on that connection, especially if I'm carrying a work laptop and a personal laptop?

As I speak, I'm logged on to STSN w/ a router & Switch combo, with 2 other PC's hooked on. I have a friend who is working with me on a project, and my personal PC is being synced via the web. It works beautifully.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MedEdGuy:
Most of the hotels that have the "logon" page give you access based on your NIC's MAC address. So, if you bring in another device with another MAC address, you'd need to reregister.

To get around this, make sure your router can clone another MAC address. Then, just program the router with your laptop's MAC address, and you should be all set!
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