[GLLUG] Linux

[Daniel Bennett]

Maybe I just got lucky but in my experience there was no MAC 
address locking.  I subscribed with one MAC address, tested 
with another and have my Linksys on the cable modem now.  
No MAC address trickery was involved.

I've even used a Windows PC at my place in Holt to register 
someone else's modem (to their own account) and sent if off 
pre-registered to Delta Township.


The proxy is only used during the initial configuration.  
Once it's done it'll remove the proxy entry from your IE 
settings.  Most people should never notice it was ever set.

On Monday 26 January 2004 12:50, Bill Bartilson wrote:
> The SAS proxy is redirecting your requests...using
> another windows machine to register the connection will
> work.  But there's a big caveat:
>
> You have to use the same NIC, or it'll bomb when you try
> to use the linux box.
>
> The SAS registration uses the MAC address of the NIC
> connected to the modem at the time of registration.
>
> I personally get around all of that BS by using one of
> those cheap LinkSys routers.  They have a feature where
> you can 'set' the MAC address that the router presents to
> the cable modem.  So, as far as Comcast is concerned, all
> I have ever connected is a 3C905 with MAC address
> 0B-A3-...etc...even though I no longer have any idea
> where that particular NIC is anymore.
>
> That would be the easiest way to do it.  Buy a cheap
> router - use any windows box to do the 'registration',
> then, never worry about it again.
>
> The obvious other alternative would be to take the NIC
> out of your Linux box, put it in a Windows box for long
> enough to register, and then put it back.
>
> As for the browsers, etc:
>
> With regard to 'proxy settings' in the browsers - there
> are none.  As far as the browser is concerned, you are
> directly connected to the internet.
>
> Good luck.  Feel free to ask more questions if you have
> them.
>
> Regards,
> Bill
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Bhaumik" <BhaumikM at michigan.gov>
> To: <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:32 AM
> Subject: [GLLUG] Linux
>
> > Hello
> >
> > Can anybody tell me how to connect to the internet from
> > Linux (using Comcast broadband connection thru cable),
> > please . I'm connected thru the cable modem. I can ping
> > the proxy server and the DNS serevrs.
>
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