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Comcast Modem upgrade



I suppose it is easy enough to force a MAC address onto my gateway/router 
after the fact but is there a reason having the router in place wouldn't work 
for the modem install?

David

On Wednesday 11 June 2003 10:44 pm, Clint M. Sand wrote:
> For the archives....
>
> I just recently installed cable access through comcast for use with an
> OpenBSD firewall. I put my obsd external nic in an old windows box i had,
> went through their account activation bullshit. Took the card out and put
> it in my obsd box, set that nic to dhcp. Works fine.
>
> To bad speakeasy wasn't available in my area. Stupid isp, windows only crap
> ass "isp" telling you want to do with your connection, mother....
>
> On Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 10:03:03AM -0400, Duane Morin wrote:
> > Just did mine.  Two bits of info -
> >
> > 1) The javascript buttons didn't work for me with Lynx.  So I got
> >    halfway through then had to change computers.
> >
> > 2) It detects mac address and checks it against your registered
> >    account.  Since I was doing the upgrade with my laptop it asked
> >    whether i wanted to update my information.  It also clearly said
> >    that I was choosing to switch my access to this computer, and
> >    that if I wanted to use multiple computers I should contact
> >    comcast.
> >
> > Duane

-- 
 .david
 David Lapointe
"There cannot be a crisis next week," forbade 
former secretary of state Henry Kissinger. "My schedule is 
already full."





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