RE: trying to reconcile two threads

["Andrew G. Malis" <Andy.Malis at vivacenetworks.com>]

Charles,

At least for AT&T Broadband, you can call them on the phone and give them a
new MAC address (since you are allowed to buy new computers!).  In my case,
once the cable modem was up and working with one computer, I just called
them and gave them the MAC address for my router/firewall/NAT.  They
switched it on the spot.

Cheers,
Andy

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At 11/29/2001 08:42 AM -0600, Charles Adams wrote:
> It's rather difficult to give a cable company the MAC address of your
> router, when in fact they setup your connection on-site.  There's also the
> assumption that you can change the MAC address on all routers.  For most
> people on this list, it would be somewhat simple to 'foil the system' of a
> cable company.  I just have a hard time believing that the majority of the
> customer base for a cable company would have the technical ability to do so.
>
> Charles