[Gllug] blueyonder / SuSE / DHCP problem

[Croker, Grant]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk [mailto:gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk]
On
> Behalf Of Andy McGarty
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 4:36 PM
>
> 
> On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:09:25 +0100, Mark Williams
> <mark at mewilliams.free-online.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm having problems obtaining an IP address from blueyonder via
DHCP:
> >
> Snip
> 
> I had the same problem with a dlink wireless router and friends
Blueyonder
> box.  It just would not get an IP from the dhcp server.  Putting the
> existing windows PC on the box always got one.
> 
> Then it just worked and has always continued to do so!
> 
> The only thing I thought of was it wouldn't reissue one until after a
> certain period.  Try turning the box off for a while then trying
again?
> 
They probably tie the cable modem to the MAC address of the first device
that connects, in this case the windows PC. At least that is what NTL
does/used to do.  I seem to remember hearing that Telewest allowed you
to setup 5 MAC addresses that could connect the modem too. The
alternative would be to have the router spoof the outbound MAC address
so the cable modem still thinks it's talking to the windows card.

see http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/cmtips/swap.html#swap
for some hints and tips.

g


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