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n7mlr wrote:

> How could Time/Warner possibly preclude me from using another NIC? What if
> the card went bad or I plugged in my laptop? I agree with Mark; they can't
> possibly keep track of MAC addresses over any long term. I'd guess whenever
> the IP address lease expired things might re-sync without any user
> intervention.
> I live in Sugar Land & my modem is a Toshiba PCX2200. I just pull the power
> & count to 15. It seems to solve the problem.
> In the evenings and during most of the day I see around 2.5Mbps, in the wee
> hours of the morning I've seen it get bursts up close to 5 Mbps.
>
> --
>
>  - Ed Maling
> e.h.maling@ieee.org
>
> "Mark" <AntiSpamFilter@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uudtqi31a0rl50@corp.supernews.com...
> > You missed my point but I probably didn't explain myself well. My point
> was
> > that cloning the Mac address is unnecessary with most cable systems. And,
> > like I mentioned if your router gets a power spike and looses it's mind it
> > will go back to defaults. If it wasn't cloned the router will keep
> talking.
> > But if the Mac address was cloned it will leave you dead in the water when
> > it changes back to the default Mac.
> >
> > My alternative suggestion is to hard-reset the modem so it will take on a
> > new default Mac address of the router. So why bother cloning the router?
> On
> > the otherhand if you don't hard-reset or clone and then call tech support
> > because things won't talk then you'll get the third degree as to what your
> > up to.
> >
> > Hope this helps...
> >
> >
> > "Scott Moseman" <scottm@highflow.net> wrote in message
> > news:20021127053916.W72812-100000@fingers.shocking.com...
> > >
> > > : There's a lot more to learn (on my end) about the
> > > : MAC - the secret number on the NIC - and how the
> > > : TW guys know if I try to connect another PC.
> > >
> > > That is why it is a good idea to pickup a broadband
> > > router that has the ability to clone MAC addresses.
> > > Solves that problem without giving it a 2nd thought.
> > >
> > > Scott Moseman
> > > scottm@highflow.net
> > >
> >
> >

Time/Warner doesnt prohibit you from using another nic, however the modem will
only pull down one ip. And that ip is from the nic mac address, however if you
reset the the modem it resets the CMTS server thus allowing a new nic with a new
mac addy. I hope this makes sense to you :-)
Dave