On Wednesday, January 24, 2007 @ 12:20 PM, Jack Malone wrote: >At 11:47 AM 1/24/2007, Greg Wallace wrote: >>On Wednesday, January 24, 2007 @ 6:20 AM, James Knott wrote: >> >><snip> >> >Many systems, including the one I'm on, will only work with one MAC. >> >However, changing it only requires turning the modem off for a few >> >minutes and then on again. >Its more then likely the isp that requires the mac to hand out the ip >address. That is the way it is here , with cox an now suddenlink who >bought the cox system here in texas. When I first hooked up the cable >modem I used the computer first before I had the router an I had to >clone the computers nic mac address to the router so that It would >work every time I changed to a new router. Been on the same netgear >router for several years so not had to go thrue the mac address >cloning / changing :) . > > >jack
I can hook up a new device to my modem with no problem, as long as I power cycle the modem first. Apparently, from some of the notes I'm reading, some ISPs lock you in to a single mac address, as you're describing. Not the case with my ISP or, apparently, with James Knott's. Greg Wallace -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
