Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 13:54:20 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DHCP beats MAC Address Message-ID: <3A353EFC.C36F95AA@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012102305180.95191-100000@castle.dreaming.org> <01ee01c0632a$bdffad40$9214a8c0@plasmo> <001801c06334$3bcfd7a0$cc02a8c0@columbia.mentis.org> <001201c06336$aecd5550$aa240018@cx443070b> <20001211005915.D9158@pir.net>
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Peter Radcliffe wrote:
>
> Jeremiah Gowdy <data@irev.net> probably said:
> > Indeed, the cable modem does remember your MAC address, HOWEVER, rather than
> > resetting it, if you use DHCP, and you're using one of the services like
> > @Home that has an account number for the address, like CX13245125-A, then
> > the second computer to DHCP with the account number gets the address without
>
> Every cable modem I've seen in the US, although I have not seen the
> @home ones, filters on MAC addresses and only allows N through (where
> N is normally one or you pay for more). The cable modem lets through
> the first N MAC addresses it sees.
>
> In this case you have no choice but to reset the modem or change the
> MAC address.
Or use a NAT router. FreeBSD works admirably. ;^)
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