[Cialug] Noob needs help.

[albus]

yea been there done that too. Still just easier to set it and forget it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Hala Jr" <dave at 58ghz.net>
To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Noob needs help.


> Years ago, they used to have an area on what they called their support
> site where you could change the mac address of the device that was
> assigned your public address.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 10:16 -0500, albus wrote:
>> I don't know about you, but I get tired of talking to ID10TS.
>> So if you spoof it, it's a done deal. No more calling Mediacom.
>> Until they have a major systems FUBAR.
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Matthew Nuzum" <newz at bearfruit.org>
>> To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Noob needs help.
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Todd Walton<tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:24 AM, albus<albus at iowaconnect.com> wrote:
>> >> No one as yet has told you yet, but you need the MAC of the system that
>> >> works yet. Maybe you already know you need that and maybe not.
>> >> Either way you will need it to set the MAC in the router to spoof back to
>> >> Mediacom. Otherwise you won't have Internet until you spoof
>> >> the MAC or call them to re-register the router.
>> >
>> > I've never needed my MAC address. This is one point where I'd be on
>> > the phone complaining without relent to Mediacom, if they somehow put
>> > me in a situation where I had to use it just to get service. Just
>> > because *I'm* tech savvy doesn't mean everyone is.
>> >
>> > But like I said, I've never actually needed my MAC.
>> >
>> 
>> When I was a mediacom customer I had to call in a few times to get
>> them to reset the modem to work with a change in router or etc.
>> Initial computer setup was w/out a router so when I hooked up my
>> router it wouldn't work. Called them and they fixed it in 1 minute.
>> Then router died and switched to desktop. Call again, fixed in 1 min.
>> Tried making my own router out of a linux server. Call again. Gave up
>> and switched to new router. Call again.
>> 
>> I think if you're patient and just wait overnight with the router and
>> modem unplugged it works OK. I'm not usually patient enough for that
>> though. Mediacom is not the only company that does it like this.
>> 
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