Re: [newbie] Internet configuration for Mandrake 7.0

[Bob]

Dunno about cable but some DSL isps DO indeed use the MAC address.

At 12:15 AM 8/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
>On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > > The first thing to remember is that you MUST use that network card ! Each
> > network card ( No matter who built it ), has a distinct MAC ( Machine 
> Access
> > Code )....and it is how your ISP identifies your computer when you're
> > connecting.
>
>Wrong there.  You can use whatever Nic that you wish.  But with a
>cable modem, you have to use the same cable modem which has its
>distinct MAC address not the Nic card.  Just to clarify.
>
>Maxtor