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Hello, I was looking at the dhcp client config file, and you can specify there as well. Anthony On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 tkeller at helpdesk.mso.stratus.com wrote: > At least for Mediaone this is always the case, they snatch your MAC > address and use it in their DHCP server but you can get around this. If > you decide you want to change ethernet cards when you get the new card > configured in your machine you can just tamper with the rc.d scripts that > bring up the ethernet card so that issues > /sbin/ifconfig eth0 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx > where the xx:xx ... is the mac address that you want to transmit with. > > note: Thanks to Sheldon Durowin for that tip about the mac address > > Tim. > > On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Jerry Feldman {75562} wrote: > > > Niall Kavanagh wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > This was always the case. I have had my cable modem for over 3 years. This > > was when Newton first came online, and you could get an installation > > appointment for the next day. The only exception to this might have been in > > Cambridge where Continental and PSI ran their first experimental system. > > -- > > Jerry Feldman (HP On-Site Consultant) http://gbrweb.msd.ray.com/~gzf/ > > +-------------------------------------------------------+-----Note: ------+ > > | Raytheon Electronic Systems (W) (781)999-1837/1-1837 | My views may not| > > | Mail Stop: S3SG10 (F) (781)999-4030/1-4030 | reflect the | > > | 180 Hartwell Road (W) gzf at gbr.msd.ray.com | views of my | > > | Bedford, MA 01730-2498 (FWD:H+W) gaf at blu.org | employer. | > > +-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ > > - > > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the > > message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored). > > > > - > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the > message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored). > - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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