Hi all,

About 6 days ago, I was attempting to get around a certain device called the Disney Circle, which blocks internet traffic. I needed access to a website for an assignment that was blocked, and due to a combination of frustration and parents being out/not checking their phone, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

I discovered some posts on Reddit about changing your arp settings or essentially “mac-spoofing,” (Circle uses your mac address to monitor/block stuff). Seemed easy enough and I followed the steps to no avail. I eventually gave up and resumed work like normal.

The next day, I notice the internt being a lil funky. Some websites that should be loading relatively fast are being a bit clunky. I did a speed test - ~400 MBPS download and ~20 MBPS Upload. All perfectly normal for my internet that I own.

As of today, websites are super clunky and slow to load. I’ll be trying to load my own school’s website only for it to be spinning forever. I don’t have this issue on other wifi networks, so I can rule out the fact that it’s my own computers issue. I’ve done more speed tests since then and they all return the same results.

However, just today, after taking a peek at the Circle app, I noticed my device history for my laptop stopped appearing on November 9th, in other words, it stopped flowing through the same day/time I messed with the arp settings. I have made a grave mistake and I do not know how to reverse it. I have tried clearing the arp cache, network factory reset, updating Windows, even removing my device from the Circle app but to no avail.

I’m at a loss. Is my computer screwed?