Not always true, I had the issue when I tested the line with a direct network connection to the cox cable modem. I saw it was working, getting dhcp just fine, and I was able to get a web page without a problem. I then unplugged everything, rearranged wires to not be so ugly and balled up like they were, plugged the cable modem in and watched it initialize and sync with cox. I plugged my Belkin wireless router into it (yes, into the right port :) ) and once I got a dhcp address internally on my laptop, I got a cox page everytime I went somewhere, saying to contact customer service. Needless to say, when I called tech support, they were very terse and told me they don't support anything other than a single computer connected to their network. When they blanked the mac on their end and they told me to "hook the computer up the right way", I took a funky little laptop that barely booted and used that for the initial MAC sequencing. Once we disconnected, I cloned that MAC onto the wireless router as the internet mac, and threw the laptop away. No problem since. --Dan On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Jon M. Hanson wrote: > You don't have to call Cox if your MAC address has changed. You just have to > unplug the cable modem's power for a minute or so and plug it back in. > --- > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ > Jabber IM: jon@the-hansons-az.net > > -- Thanks, Dan Lund --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss