Hi gang. Thanks for all the info. I already knew about routers and MAC addresses and stuff but I'm new to Macs (and cable model ISP issues) and needed to test a theory by forcing the PowerMac to accept a new MAC address.
Anyways, its fixed now. It was suggested that I cycle the power on the cable modem and/or do a 'Release All' on the Windows box. Neither of these seemed to work. I was very surprised that the Release All on Windows didn't allow the PowerMac or Linux boxes to obtain a DHCP lease or their own. This is what lead me to believe the ISP was storing my original computer's MAC address, hence my original question. So I left the cable modem unplugged all day yesterday as a shot in the dark since I was at work all day. Last night, I started up the cable modem, plugged in my Linux router and everything worked fine; The Linux box obtained an IP address from the ISP over DHCP, and both my Win2K and PowerMac were set to their own 'internal' IP address. So, either 1) the cable modem (a Com21 DoxPort) must be powered off for more than just a few minutes (more than just cycling the power) or 2) the DHCP lease expired at the ISP which cleared the MAC address they had 'on file'. I'm happy now, thanks for all the help. And you're right Greg [Hoffman], you can't physically change the MAC address burnt into the ethernet's ROM, but its driver may be instructed to report a different MAC address. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
