dhcp help requested

[Scott Howell]

Actually the mac address is in the modem so it shouldn't be the card and 
they wouldn't knwo anything about my hardware as this is new service. I 
previously had dsl with a static ip so dhcp is new to me as far as using 
it, but I do understand teh concept, but there's more stuff to check out 
yet. Thanks for the info and hope soon to be online. I'm actually using or 
trying to use one of my Linux boxes as a firewall/router instead of 
purchasing a router and hope that will never be necessary.<grin>

Scott


At 09:43 PM 9/24/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>There are other issues with cable BB services, including they tieing a
>mac address to the given ip address or that particular outlet.  Now I
>ask if you used this card before, do they know this mac address, do
>you have to go on to their site under your service account of some
>sort to set your own things including your mac address...   things
>like that.  I think it's common to be able to specifiy several on the
>assumption that some have domestic networks.  I have one of the D-link
>DI604 routers which carries out a lot of this for us and we didn't
>have connection problems with either of the Linux boxes going through
>it.
>
>GA!
>
>
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