[Glastonbury] Cable

[Andrew M.A. Cater]

On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 04:15:05AM -0700, Maurice Onmaplate wrote:
> 
> Well it's been installed....but....my network card MAC
> address is already registered to another user of their
> services!
> 
> Damn silly!
> 
> 
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So does it work, or not?

If it doesn't, then a) Tell them not to be so silly.  MAC addresses
haven't been guaranteed to be unique for some years so generate a hash
/ checksum or some other fingerprint to check. [Hence the point in
an earlier email to the list - "What do you want my MAC address to be?"]

b)  Pick up another network card - use _that_ MAC address.  A clean
card in bubble packaging will cost about £8-10 these days - something
link a Realtek chipset - and be supported under Linux.

c)  Ask them if the other person has a faster connection.  If so, 
demand to be connected at the same speed - after all, their billing
system can't tell you apart :)

Andy