[Cialug] Noob needs help.

[jrnosee at gmail.com]

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.

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:55 AM, John Roach <jroach at simplicitysys.com>wrote:

> Before I got rid of mediacom, I just reverted to a linksys router and
> used the Mac address clone feature. I registered the MAC of my primary
> computer, and told the router to provide that MAC instead  of its.
>
> Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> > 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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