Re: MAC Address and Ethx
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
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