Is this possible?

[acc1444]

I have noticed that number of companies provide connection by giving just Ethernet cable without CPE. If customer disconnects service, company's cable installation team will not come to remove installed cable and it remains as it is.

But. my question is .....

Suppose I take connection from GTPL. Buy a big internet plan like 2mbps or 4mbps and share among my friends at cheap rate. I mean to say. Can I create my computer as a server and allow my friends to surf on internet through my computer not from GTPL by making my computer as a default gateway? Some of my friends already have installed cables by GTPL at their home.
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Before going further, let me explain system how they provide connection to their customer. It is simple LAN.

Sometimes, they install Fiber instead of CAT 5 between two switch for better performance. I am not sure about how they provide because it is just assumption. I assumed it by talking with GTPL's authorized technician.
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Suppose they put router instead of switch, is it still possible?

The same network system, Five Q net has in Mumbai.

 

[devx101]

Sharing between multiple computers in ones own household is vastly different from sharing it with neighbours and friends. It's not even about being traced, it's that what's being proposedt could become classed as a commercial operation and if caught operating without the appropriate permissions from the authorities and the upstream ISP (in this case Fivenet) would likely cause him to be legally "shafted" on several fronts - moreso especially if he charges them for access (this would include sharing the cost of the plan).

The T&C for a residential connection is generally pretty straightforward: one connection, one household. If he talks to [Fivenet] about what he wants to do, they *may* grant him permission to do it (or offer him a plan that would allow it), but quite possibly they may not because of the fairly strict rules in India surrounding ISP services - it's not just the subscriber who could get in to trouble, but the ISP's ass could be on the line too, and as I've mentioned in the other thread, if discovered the ISPs reaction would probably be to terminate the connection immediately.

of course it is illegal, should not be done etc etc....

But the thread starter is asking whether he will get caught or not. As per as my knowledge there is near zero chance of that. I don't think apart from usage stats there is any other way to detect such a thing. Detection in a cyber cafe is differnt, one can go to the cafe and trace back but when it comes to purely residential purpose there is simply no way. a router can easily hide everything....