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They only need the MAC address that they can see. But, you can have multiple systems on a network behind a hub. My suggestion is to set you router up with the same MAC address as your primary PC. On 14 Feb 2002 at 16:14, junk wrote: > I have been a customer of AT&T Broadband / MediaOne in Cambridge since 1999. > > I have just moved to a different AT&T Broadband city and had just had a > 'Basic Installation' done - this is where the cable contractor just brings > in the line from the pole, check for a good connection to the modem and then > leave. When I called in for activation, I was asked for the MAC address for > my NIC. When I told them I was using a router - the guy at AT&T said that > then he would need the MAC addresses of the NIC as well as the router. > > My question is this: > > Is the AT&T person simplly just needed to fill out all the blanks on his > form, or is AT&T now doing something with the MAC address of the NIC? I have > been swapping differenet boxes running all sorts of OS's behind the router > without any problem. > > Just curious. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://www.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Associate Director Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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