OT: trouble with Linksys RT41P2

[jj.boland at gmail.com (John Boland)]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:43:56 -0500, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:59:26 -0500
> Bob Gorman <bob at rsi.com> wrote:
> 
> > At 05:43 PM 3/23/2005, Mike Gorse wrote:
> > >I am using a Linksys Rt41P2 router
> >
> > Perhaps set the WAN MAC Address of the router to that of the
> workstation NIC (MAC Address Clone)?
> >
> > Kind of like this:
> > http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=93
> >
> > Or call Comcast and tell them the MAC of the router, so they will look
> for that rather than the MAC of the workstation.
> >
> > Could be a completely separate issue.  Anyone notice that reliability
> has declined since Comcast bought AT&T cable?  My RCN cable connection
> continues to work like a champ.
> 
> I have had Comcast, AT&T, Mediaone, Highway1 for over 10 years. Comcast
> has been the most reliable.
> 
> WRT: Router. I have a Linksys BEFSR41 which has running 24X7 for several
> years. If I reset the cable modem (which I did when Comcast boosted the
> speed from 3M to 4M), the router comes right up and gets the old IP
> address. I have the same MAC address on the router's WAN port that I do
> on the primary PC NIC, But I don't think that Comcast checks those MAC
> addresses.
> Also note that I reset the router when my daughter comes over to enable
> or disable the wireless. That causes it to obtain a new lease.
> 
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> Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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wow, jerry 4meg!

my rcn basic service is now 10meg.
too bad most of the sites i connect to aren't that fast!



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