Comment on The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Router Models Made Outside US
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI’m in Ohio. I wonder how hard it’d be to drive to Canada, pick up a router, and drive back?
Or hell…maybe just drive to Canada. I’m sure I can find a job and a place to live, right? Just go to a Tim Hortons and say “Hey, I’m gonna work hete now, because fuck America!” and Canadians are like, legally obligated to be nice. I’m sure it’ll all work out, as long as I share some donuts.
The hardest part will be getting used to pink money.
I mean, seriously Canada? You a big fan of monopoly money?
I’m in Ohio. I wonder how hard it’d be to drive to Canada, pick up a router, and drive back?
You jest, but I suspect this is going to be a Thing. I mean, people were willing to do it for eggs (and getting caught at the border), and a router’s a rather larger purchase.
thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
what if th government prohibits your ISP from initilizing your routers MAC address because its not one on an approved list?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So the FCC won’t let me be, or let me be me, so let me see…they try to shut down the internet on my pc, but it would be so empty without me!
LucidNightmare@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
Made me chuckle in these dark times. Cheers!
ArchAengelus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Then make it lie. Spoofing is a thing that sometimes works!
teft@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Routers are not modems.
Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Every broadband connection I’ve had looks at the mac address of whatever is behind the modem, the modem essentially passes it through.
teft@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
No it doesn’t. Go learn about networking, the OSI model, and ARP tables if you believe that.