[PLUG] Re: Ubuntu And Comcast Digital Cable?

[Carla Schroder]

On Thursday 08 February 2007 20:18, Jeff Moore wrote:
> >I recently upgraded to Comcast Digital with Voice.  The new modem, a
> >motorola SBV5220 seems to be a problem for interfacing with Ubuntu.  I
> >finally got my desktop to interface, but when I swap the ethernet cable,
> >recycle the modem and connect my laptop (an HP Pavilion ze4230 with
> >Dapper, which had previously had no difficulty interfacing with the
> >former modem) absolutely refuses to interface through DHCP.
>
>  If you are directly connecting to the modem then you will most likely have
> issues with comcast. I am not sure what they do but they lock in the mac of
> the first host that connects and then deny access to other nic cards that
> connect(if they have different mac addresses). I am sure this is a measure
> to help them manage one IP per client. Try setting your Ubuntu mac address
> to match the other box you have connected(I think you can do it via
> ifconfig. Please correct me if I am wrong.). Another thing that worked for
> me was to power cycle the modem. Best solution is to get a firewall switch
> to front all traffic.
>

I was going to suggest "stab Comcast between the head", but your suggestion 
probably works better.

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