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The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Router Models Made Outside US (www.pcmag.com)
submitted 22 hours ago by Brkdncr@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.

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[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 1 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

what if th government prohibits your ISP from initilizing your routers MAC address because its not one on an approved list?

[–] teft@piefed.social 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Routers are not modems.

Put your router behind the company issued modem and then VPN out.

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 0 points 11 minutes ago (1 children)

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 1 points 7 minutes ago

No it doesn’t. Go learn about networking, the OSI model, and ARP tables if you believe that.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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 2 points 7 hours ago

Made me chuckle in these dark times. Cheers!

[–] ArchAengelus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 19 hours ago

Then make it lie. Spoofing is a thing that sometimes works!