On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 11:33 AM, Mike Beede wrote: > >> You may be right about some ISP's but it works with with AOL, >> Earthlink, AT&T [....] > > It won't work with AT&T Broadband. I have that and had to > explictly get them to register another MAC so that I could > use my (old) Linksys router that didn't have a programmable > MAC. If it did work elsewhere, they probably haven't gotten > around to tightening down things. A good rule of thumb: if > they don't ask for a MAC when you sign up, you can probably > hook up several computers.
that rule of thumb doesn't hold true everywhere. RoadRunner cable here in Houston, for instance... the cable modem captures your MAC address and only allows that machine on the network. You have to reset the modem if you want to use another computer. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
