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Posted by Edward on November 3, 2006, 7:26 am
Bill M. wrote:
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Bill M. wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Does comcast bind the MAC address to the first thing it sees when the
> >> >service is snabled? I bought a new router and I had to clone the MAC
> >> >addy from the NIC I first used two years ago.
> >> >Is that normal, or is it just a cooincidence?
> >>
> >> It's normal if you forgot to power cycle your cable modem.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bill
> >
> >I tried that, and still couldn't get an IP.
>
> Ok, second try.
>
> >> >Does comcast bind the MAC address to the first thing it sees when the
> >> >service is snabled?
>
> No, but the modem binds to the first MAC address it sees after a
> reboot.
>
> >> >I bought a new router and I had to clone the MAC
> >> >addy from the NIC I first used two years ago.
>
> No, you didn't have to.
>
> >> >Is that normal, or is it just a cooincidence?
>
> It's not normal. What should happen is that you've turned off the
> modem, old router, and PC. You swap out the old router for the new
> one. You turn on the modem and wait for it to stabilize. You turn on
> the new router and wait for it to stabilize. You turn on the PC and
> you're ready to go. I can't tell from your description if you've
> skipped any of those steps.
That's exactly what I did.
>
> On the other hand, cloning your old MAC isn't such a bad thing,
> either, as long as the old NIC that it really belongs to is not being
> used anymore. Is there a reason why you want to avoid cloning?
Its just luck that I strill have this board with this particular NIC in
it. If I didn't have it anymore I would be shit outa luck.
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