[Sussex] Cable modems etc.

[Stuart Jeffrey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk 
> [mailto:sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Iain Stevenson
> Sent: 03 March 2003 14:19
> To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Sussex] Cable modems etc.
> 
> 
> 
> As far as I know, UK cable operators don't do this .... but a 
> number of US 
> cable companies register the MAC address of the computer used 
> to set up the 
> cable modem connection.  They then bar other computers as a 
> crude way to 
> try and extract money from their customers for multi-user accounts. 
> Setting up the cable modem connection with the Linux box 
> would seem a wise 
> option.
> 
>   Iain
> 


Actually that is a good point... I believe that Telewest do something
similar to this (I know someone in north london with it), but if you
connect another pc u have to wait 245 hours for it to renew the mac
address.....  Although u can phone them and get them to force and
update!

NTL do something similar in that you can only have on pc connected at a
time and it keeps track of mac addresses but u can simply logon to the
service and enter a password which will allow you to change the pc
connected.

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