Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 12:23:42 -0400 From: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com> To: "Brett Cates" <bcates513@hotmail.com> Cc: "FBSDQ" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Changing MAC Address Message-ID: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEOPCEAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <F223YBr4BvRnfvcySa40000bf7a@hotmail.com>
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The solution is quite simple, Use a PC that has PCI expansion slots, or purchase an ISA to PCI conversion card. I have seen these years ago when PCI first started showing up on motherboards. You could always ask your cable service to exchange the PCI card for an ISA card. They may have both types in stock. A PCI card will not plug into an ISA expansion slot. Your problem is not FBSD related, it's hardware related. The PC you want to use for your gateway/router is just to dam old and there is nothing you can do about it with the card your cable service sent you. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Brett Cates Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 11:57 AM To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Changing MAC Address 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, 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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