On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > > While this is fine if you have a box to destroy, I mean put windows on.
> > > I'm sure they have a tech that can verify the ethernet connection with a
> > > laptop. Setting up the network card is truly trivial, no matter what OS
> > > good ones don't even require a reboot. Do you already have a home network,
> > > or ethernet card?
> > >
> > Yes to both. :-) I have a Windows box and a Linux box hooked to my
> > ISDN router.
>
> I've got to start paying more attention :) i didn't realise this was your
> question
>
Nope. Not my question....I replied because you (or someone) appeared
to ask me if I had a network already. :-)
>
> The dsl modems here in Denver aren't that much different than the cable
> modems, with the exception the dsl modems you can get one with upto 4 eth
> ports. Hardcodeing the mac address of the nic, I really doubt is going on,
> and if they do really do it they need smacked cause they're just causeing
> more work for them selves. It may be the case the've skimp'd on them, and
> got cheap ones without arp support
>
*shrug* Dunno. I'm just going by what I've heard.
>
> Ok true but theres easier ways, i Know lots of isp's that block port 25,
> for those reasons, to all their customers ip's
>
Hmm....yeah...Oh, well...Hope the gent who was asking got the info he
needed. :-)
John
