Re: comcast and linux

2003-06-18 Thread Jerry Feldman
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:13:29 -0400
Chris Brenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Throw the NIC in a Windows box, register, and move the NIC to your
 Linux system.
I just have a minimal Windows system installed for dual boot. My router
and desktop system have the same MAC address. Then you don't need to get
into an argument with people who only read recipes. 
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Re: comcast and linux

2003-06-18 Thread Jeff Macdonald
On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 14:13, Chris Brenton wrote:

 Throw the NIC in a Windows box, register, and move the NIC to your Linux 
 system.
 

Does this mean you can't use routers/NATs like SMC Barricade?

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Re: comcast and linux

2003-06-18 Thread Mark Komarinski
On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 02:23:27PM -0400, Jeff Macdonald wrote:
 On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 14:13, Chris Brenton wrote:
 
  Throw the NIC in a Windows box, register, and move the NIC to your Linux 
  system.
  
 
 Does this mean you can't use routers/NATs like SMC Barricade?

My Barricade has a field to enter a MAC address, which then gets sent to
the cable modem.

-Mark


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