Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 19:46:31 -0400 From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> To: "Brett Cates" <bcates513@hotmail.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Changing MAC Address Message-ID: <20020708234632.C2E2DBB2C@i8k.babbleon.org> In-Reply-To: <F223YBr4BvRnfvcySa40000bf7a@hotmail.com> References: <F223YBr4BvRnfvcySa40000bf7a@hotmail.com>
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On Monday 08 July 2002 11:57 am, Brett Cates wrote: | Hi, | | Basically, I am trying to setup a firewall on my cable modem, but the | cable company has made it to where the DHCP server will only serve requests | from a specific MAC address. The cable company's tech support is kinda | being jerks about setting up a firewall, So don't *tell* them that you want to set up multiple machines. Just tell them that you are worried about security. Or that you got a new machine. Surely they don't refuse to provide service every time somebody replaces their NIC? Did these guys take lessons from Microsoft or something? Also, you might want to see whether your phone company has ASDL if the cable company is so arrogant. (Around here, it's the other way 'round. Too bad you don't have TWC.) | because I guess they want more | money for multiple PC's using the Internet. =P I can't switch NIC's | because they are different bus types (The NIC is PCI but my router is a 486 | w/ ISA only). Is there a way that FreeBSD can send the DHCP server another | MAC address instead of the one on the card? I have seen a few posts around | that say Linux and FreeBSD can do it, but they don't really say how. Any | help will be most appreciated! | | Thanks, | Brett | | | _________________________________________________________________ | Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. | http://www.hotmail.com | | | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org | with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Brian, the man from Babble-On . . . . bts@babbleon.org (personal) http://www.babbleon.org http://www.eff.org http://www.programming-freedom.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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