On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 06:36:17PM -0500, Bob Underwood wrote: > I had a phone call from my Cable ISP the other day, stating that I should > reconfigure my computer or risk losing connectivity. The web site they > pointed me to is a windows site, basic config stuff. Later phone call to > tech service (level one and level two) confirms they are going to start > checking the MAC addy of the modem as opposed to my previous @home username, > etc. Level one actually told me that my choices are to either find a new ISP > or use windows. > > Is there a way to pass the modem MAC address along to the network in the > ifconfig? If so, how would I do that?
I take it this is an internal cable modem? Do you have the option to switch to an external unit that connects to your system via a standard ethernet card? -- Ray
