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Multiple ethernets on one cable modem



I stand corrected, MediaOne does indeed require a valid MAC before leasing
an IP.

Does anyone know if this was always the case? I seem to remember my MAC
being recorded AFTER we had the connection up and running.

Anyway Jerry, you can get some more info here:
http://edesk.rr.com/repository/659/e4_install.html

You do indeed share bandwidth, I'm not sure if you get an extra mailbox (it
may have been offered, but I didn't ask or take one).

Niall

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Feldman {75562} [mailto:gzf at gbrmail.msd.ray.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 1:24 PM
> Cc: discuss at Blu.Org
> Subject: Re: Multiple ethernets on one cable modem
> 
> 
> Chuck Young wrote:
> > 
> > Exactly.  *If* there is a multi-MAC system, single-MAC folks would
> > apparently need to order it and have it configured by M1X 
> or something.
> > You can't just plug stuff in and {BAM} have multiple 
> routable IP addresses
> > at home.
> There are 3 scenarios:
> 
> 1. 1 cable modem<---->|firewall/gateway/proxy/|<---HUB--->| 
> other systems.
>    This way your bandwidth on M1X is 1.5Mbps/300Kbps. You get one IP
> address, one 
>    email address. (note that since the ip address and host 
> name are DNS
> served, 
>    you can have many email 
> addresses:<user>@<hostname>.ne.mediaone.net.
>    
> 
> 2. 1 cable modem<---->hub| 2 or 3 systems
>    Not sure what the bandwidth would be here since the cable modem is
> capable
>    of 10Mbps. Does M1X provide added bandwidth for the 
> additional $14.95/Mo. 
>    Niall, does this include an email address per additional system?
> 
> 3. 2 Cable modems. Each has 1.5Mbps/300Kbps. So, in my case, 
> my wife has her
>    bandwidth. Because of the way I have things setup, all of 
> her Internet
> traffic 
>    goes to her cable modem. 
> 
> My preference is on number 1. The only issue I have with 
> Mediaone is that if
> I cancel my wife's cable modem, can I keep her Mediaone email 
> address. Also,
> she had used her allotment of personal page hits, and put 
> some stuff on my
> personal pages. M1X gives you space on their server for a web 
> site, but
> limits quota based on number of bytes stored and number of 
> bytes transferred
> per month. If you exceed that then your personal pages are 
> frozen to the end
> of the month. But, you can put web stuff on your own system 
> inside the cable
> modem, and serve it with Apache or some other server, as many 
> M1X users do.
> That comes out of the 300Kbps upload bandwidth. 
> -- 
> Jerry Feldman (HP On-Site Consultant) http://gbrweb.msd.ray.com/~gzf/
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