Linux and SBC DSL

[Jason Clinton]

Seth Dimbert wrote:
> Back when I used SBC DSL, I did exactly the same thing with a LinkSys
> Router/Switch. It was really "effortless," once I learned what PPPoE was.
> Now, with TWC, I actually had to "trick" the DHCP server into thinking that
> my LinkSys was my computer. What you have to do is connect to TWC from a
> single machine, then note it's MAC Address and enter that into the Router
> interface. That way, the Router can masquerade as your computer and TWC
> doesn't know you're sharing the connection.
>
> This isn't against the rules - a TWC tech walked me through the process over
> the phone. It was almost as simple as PPPoE was.

You went way out of your way, buddy. All that's happening is this: Their
DHCP server has an IP addressed assigned to a computer with a certain
MAC address connected to the cable modem with your serial number. This
used to happen to me: If I was on one computer and it crashed, because
it didn't go through the official DHCP process of releasing the IP
address, the cable modem refused to let any other MAC hardware address
get on until one of two things happened: I booted in to the machine that
crashed and shutdown properly or the DHCP lease on the address expired
after two days (IIRC).

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Jason Clinton
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