Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:26:29 -0500 (EST) From: billt <billt@what.ifelse.org> To: David Kelly <dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Roadrunner, dhcp, FB 4.2-current Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.31.0101291740410.18414-100000@zaius.poa> In-Reply-To: <200101282335.f0SNZ8G29099@grumpy.dyndns.org>
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On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, David Kelly wrote: > billt writes: > > On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, Tommy Forrest - KE4PYM wrote: > > > > > Hi Bill, one thing you should do is power off your cable modem when > > > switching it from your Mac to your FBSD box. You'll confuse the > > > modem with different MAC addresses. I too am a RR subscriber > > > (carolina.rr.com) and I have had 0 problems. I find 15 minutes to be > > > long enough. > > > > left the modem off overnight, but no luck :( > > > > tried this under linux 2.4.0 using dhclient, pump, and dhcpcd - but same > > results as on freebsd. could it be hardware? > > Works with the Mac, but not with FreeBSD or anything else on the PC? My > ISP cable company will not issue an IP address via DHCP to any but the > recorded MAC (not Macintosh) address. They have to be called and told > what it is, then 15 to 60 minutes later it works. The cable installer didn't take down any MAC addresses when he was here. He never touched my Macintosh. Just ran the cable and turned on the modem, then left. After he left I plugged it into the Macintosh myself and configured it. > I forget exactly how to determine the MAC address of a Mac (something > like "hold the Option key while opening the TCP Control Panel") but if > you can find it then "ifconfig dc0 lladdr 1:2:3:4:5:6" (use the real > address) will have your FreeBSD system using the same. Cable company > should be none the wiser. When you do "ifconfig" by itself you'll see > the above addres replace the one currently on the "ether" line. This worked. I wonder if RR automatically records the first MAC used in conjunction with the MAC of the modem and rejects any other? Ick. I suppose I will have to call them and add the MAC of my other card. Thanks for all the assistance... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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