On Tuesday, January 23, 2007 @ 6:55 PM, I wrote: >On Tuesday, Jauary 23, 2007 @ 6:13 PM, Jim Cunning wrote:
>>On Tuesday 23 January 2007 15:19, Greg Wallace wrote: >>> On Tuesday, January 23, 2007 @ 4:22 PM, Jim Cunning wrote: >>> >On Tuesday 23 January 2007 13:41, Greg Wallace wrote: [...] >>> >One way to avoid this situation is to use the "Clone MAC Address" function >>> >many routers have, so they appear to have the MAC address of the/one LAN >>> >host >>> >connected to it. That way, the cable modem always see the same MAC >>> >>> address, >>> >>> >regardless of the router actually attached to it. >>> >>> I don't see that function in this particular router (Netgear RP614), but >>> since I'll be using this router from now on (at least hopefully) I doubt >>> I'll have that problem again. >>On page 2-16 of the Netgear RP614 v2 manual there is an illustration showing 3 >>choices: "Use Default MAC Address", "Use Computer MAC Address" and "Use >>This MAC Address" (with an entry box). The latter two choices are the clone >>equivalents I was referring to. >>Jim >Ok. I found it. I picked "Use This Mac Address" which already had an >address in it but was grayed out until I selected it. Is that the Mac >Address of the modem, or of the router? >Thanks, >Greg Wallace I've been doing some googling on this and I'm still a bit confused. When you choose, for example, "Use This Mac Address", if that's not the mac address that the modem picked earlier (from, say, a different router) will it be accepted, or wouldn't you still have to re-boot the modem to get it to use that new address? Or am I still not understanding this process? Greg Wallace -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
