Re: cable modem choices

2001-10-18 Thread Chris BeHanna
On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Dennis Mathiasen wrote: I haven't been able to locate information on how these things actually work. Apparently the ISP just uses DHCP, but what about any authentication? My ISP expects a certain MAC address. Are the modems themselves all functionally the same?

Re: cable modem choices

2001-10-17 Thread Doug Barton
On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Dennis Mathiasen wrote: I haven't been able to locate information on how these things actually work. Apparently the ISP just uses DHCP, but what about any authentication? These items are generally very different between providers. You're generally better off