[Gllug] Telewest T & C

[John Hearns]

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Chris Bell wrote:

>    I have been asked by someone with an Apple Mac connected via Telewest 1G
> cable whether two computers can be connected to the same feed. I gather that
> the connection and setup was done by Telewest. The person is completely
> non-technical, but has been told by Telewest that they would need a complete
> duplicate installation and fee. The only paperwork they have is a form which
> lists the MAC address of the cable termination box and the MAC address of a
> NIC. I was considering installing a Linux firewall running masquerading and
> proxy services for as many computers as they wish to connect, so I looked at

Not a Linux box I realise,
but a Netscreen firewall will do the job. And you can set the MAC address, 
IIRC.

The downside is that a Netscreen will cost more than a Linux box.



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