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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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