[geeks] Anyone try/look into DirectvDSL service?

[Bill Bradford]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 10:22:35AM -0400, Big Endian wrote:
> What roadrunner does is log your mac address when you sign up.  When 
> ever you add additional machines that need a public IP they record it 
> and set their DHCP server to only serve known mac addresses.  They 
> may also have mac locked switches.  You're computer won't work 
> without NAT or an additional IP payed for.  For some reason colleges 
> do this in dorms too.

And you can change the MAC address on the NetGear or Linksys router to match
that of the MAC address of the equipment that they recorded. 8-)

(via a web interface, even...)

And not all RR affiliates do this - locally, its just straight DHCP, but
they wont pass traffic to a second or third, etc, MAC hanging off your 
router unless you pay for it; but its *not* mac-locked.

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX