ATTBI Registration Resolved

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

Even worse, when I called, the tech gave me the wrong URL, which did not 
accept my regno, so he boosted it up to level2. Once I spoke to the level2 
tech, he gave me the correct URL. The URL they give you is by region. 
On 2 Aug 2002 at 11:04, Charles Peterman wrote:

> So after several false starts, an hour on hold, we finished the dance and
> I am online yet again.
> 
> The upshot:
> 
> ATT broadband no longer allows you to simply call in the MAC of the NIC
> you are using facing them.  You have to go through their silly
> registration process.  Their registration process snarfs the MAC off of
> your machine and away you go.
> 
> It doesn't work from lynx 2.8.5dev3, as the form has a button on it that
> is unrecognized by lynx. It doesn't work with konqueror (3.0) running
> without java.  It works with MSIE and that is pretty much it. Further
> caveat, it doesn't work unless MSIE on a machine that is connected
> directly to the modem. No intervening firewall. Once the MAC is
> registered, that NIC is the only one that will work with the cable modem
> for anything aside from arp.  arp being available so that their installer
> can find the registration machines.
> 
> It took me some time to find a box that had an MS OS on it that I could
> slip the appropriate NIC into. but I managed to get the card registered.
> Once registered, the card quickly found its home back in my firewall, and
> all was well.
> 
> I liked this better when they let you just call in MAC's.
> 
> Thanks to everyone for their help,  hopefully you won't have to endure the
> same dance anytime soon.
> 
> -Charles
> 
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