I don't think they check MAC's anymore. I can switch from my router to a single machine. I just have to unplug/re-plug my modem after the switch.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:55 AM, John Roach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jroach@simplicitysys.com">jroach@simplicitysys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Before I got rid of mediacom, I just reverted to a linksys router and<br>
used the Mac address clone feature. I registered the MAC of my primary<br>
computer, and told the router to provide that MAC instead of its.<br>
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Matthew Nuzum wrote:<br>
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Todd Walton<<a href="mailto:tdwalton@gmail.com">tdwalton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:24 AM, albus<<a href="mailto:albus@iowaconnect.com">albus@iowaconnect.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> No one as yet has told you yet, but you need the MAC of the system that<br>
>>> works yet. Maybe you already know you need that and maybe not.<br>
>>> Either way you will need it to set the MAC in the router to spoof back to<br>
>>> Mediacom. Otherwise you won't have Internet until you spoof<br>
>>> the MAC or call them to re-register the router.<br>
>>><br>
>> I've never needed my MAC address. This is one point where I'd be on<br>
>> the phone complaining without relent to Mediacom, if they somehow put<br>
>> me in a situation where I had to use it just to get service. Just<br>
>> because *I'm* tech savvy doesn't mean everyone is.<br>
>><br>
>> But like I said, I've never actually needed my MAC.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
><br>
> When I was a mediacom customer I had to call in a few times to get<br>
> them to reset the modem to work with a change in router or etc.<br>
> Initial computer setup was w/out a router so when I hooked up my<br>
> router it wouldn't work. Called them and they fixed it in 1 minute.<br>
> Then router died and switched to desktop. Call again, fixed in 1 min.<br>
> Tried making my own router out of a linux server. Call again. Gave up<br>
> and switched to new router. Call again.<br>
><br>
> I think if you're patient and just wait overnight with the router and<br>
> modem unplugged it works OK. I'm not usually patient enough for that<br>
> though. Mediacom is not the only company that does it like this.<br>
><br>
><br>
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