You have a directly attached "modem" correct? I.E. you do not have your own Wireless router, but plug your computer directly into their "modem". You could setup a Linux box as a port forwarding firewall box with faster access; but the best solution is a "router". Netgear ProSafe VPN are favored, but really nothing short of a new Cisco ASA is going to provide any real security, even if you turn off remote management, etc. provided you interact with nepharious characters (like us). Dan Lund wrote: In the case I was in, I had to do an interactive synchronization of MAC. The person on the phone was very belligerent, continually saying that multiple computers are not allowed and this needs to be removed, blah blah blah yakkity smackity. I power cycled, reinitialized, etc, about a zillion times (plus or minus one ;) ) and looking at logs between each. It wasn't until calling Cox that I found out about the increased tightness of MAC linkage... again, perhaps only in my house, perhaps not :) Mind you it looked like it worked every time, I just couldn't get a page from any computer/ip on my network without it pulling up a page saying something that cox customer relations needs to be contacted. On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Mike Garfias wrote: > I've always been able to power cycle the modem to get a new router to > work. I think the modem reports the first MAC it sees, and then can > resend that if its rebooted. -- 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 (602)325-5325 Asterisk (503)754-4452 Blackberry EDVO/CDMA on Dell PII Kubuntu 7.10