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Date:      Sat, 03 Aug 2002 15:01:38 -0700
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com>
Cc:        Bri <brian@ukip.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: dhcp problems with my ISP
Message-ID:  <3D4C52C2.D2434C7E@mindspring.com>
References:  <20020803163411.A6A9B9A@CRWdog.demon.co.uk>

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Andy Sparrow wrote:
> > Often, once the cable company sees a MAC address, it filters all
> > other MAC addresses from getting a lease from your wire.
> 
> This is true, broadly speaking.

Or "broad-band-ly speaking"?

> If they're mildly clueful (and probably if you convince them that you are),
> you may be able to get them to either add multiple MAC addresses for your
> account or simply relax the "single MAC" restriction if you explain that
> you're experimenting with new equipment/configurations you wish to use, and
> will be swapping equipment in and out (this is probably more likely with a
> static IP, natch).

AT&T Broadband Internet will not give you a static IP or permit
you to run a server (they have blocking hardware in place) unless
you sign up for "business service", which means you give them
about four times the monthly fee vs. a "home" connection.

Their technical FAQ is also enlighteining on their need for a MAC
address: http://www.bbs.att.com/faqstech.shtml .

Not that this matters, unless you are in some really restricted
subset of the possible locations before @Home stupid'ed themselves
out of business (Dallas, Denver, Boston, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh,
Richmond, Ft. Lauderdale are the only supported areas, unless you
are an already established customer, and sometimes not then).

-- Terry

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