Neil Cherry wrote:
Florin Andrei wrote:
On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 18:26 -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
Depends. The first modem I got from comcast wouldn't do squat until
I went through the 'registration cd install'. Trying to get a dhcp
lease
from Linux did nothing. After installing it on a windows box, Linux
was able to get a lease.
If I'm not mistaken, Comcast remembers your last MAC address and won't
let you change the network card - if you register with one card, it
won't work with another (unless you change the MAC).
The modem is that thing that remembers, the fix is to power down
the modem and power it up. Then the first MAC to hit it will be the
one it remembers. That's why it's a good idea to have a NAT box
sit between your home network and the cable (there are other benefits
too).
Leave it powered off for a minute or so too. If you cycle power too quickly
it will still remember the old MAC address.
Ross
