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Posted by Edward on November 3, 2006, 2:47 pm
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Tom Stiller wrote:
>
> > Bill M. wrote:
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >Bill M. wrote:
> > > >> On 2 Nov 2006 21:29:21 -0800, "Edward"
> > > >>
> > > >> >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.
>
> Did you "turn off" the modem or remove power from it for about 30
> seconds?
> >
> > >
> > > 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.
>
> No, If all else were to fail, you could just call Comcast and tell them
> that you've changed computers ant that the modem doesn't recognize the
> replacement. If the modem is enabled from a central database, they will
> ask you for the MAC address of the replacement and "push" a new
> configuration out to your modem.
>
> --
> Tom Stiller
>
> PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3
> 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
Yes, but that would mean actually talking to those subhuman drones that
pretend to be tech support. They'll have me do all sorts of stuff;
such as turn off TVs, move the cable modem so it aligns with a certain
constellation of their choice, say ancient Hebrew chants, something
involving a Tipetan monk, and/or other assorted useless crap.
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