Hey there everyone, I'm trying to get more input about my current situation in the university dorms. When we first move in and connect a computer to the network, we're required to run some software on our machines which "checks to make sure our computers are secure", then our MAC address is registered and we are able to get online.
I've tried registering a computer using a VM machine and then cloning that VM's IP over to other machines, but whenever I do this my download speed is severely throttled.
I've also tried setting up a linux box, registering it on the network, and having it perform NAT/DHCP on the green side of the network to no avail. I'm once again, throttled.
As a 3rd attempt, I've tried setting up a normal, unamanged switch and letting the university's network handle dhcp, but that has also failed.
The client that the university is using to register our machines is made by a company called Bradford Networks (link).
Above all this security, the university throttles the port speed to 10 Mbps max such that we are not able to transfer anything >1MB/sec roughly. I've done some poking around and found that the immediate switch connected to a similar port as mine is a Cisco, but I am unable to get any more info since I haven't yet guessed the switch's password.
Any ideas? I'd like to be able to connect a couple computers to my single port!