From: John Cuccia 

On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 16:35:18 -0600, David N. Barnett
 wrote:

>On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 14:20:08 -0600, John Cuccia 
>wrote in message :
>
>| Can you even do so?  My ISP will only issue an IP address to a single
>| MAC address, which must be registered with them.  I couldn't bypass my
>| router without first calling Bellsouth with the MAC address of the new
>| device.
>
>I don't have to worry about IP addresses.  Mine service is of the
>"plug it in and it works" type.  My systems are set to just find the
>IP automagically.

Mine too, but it won't work if I connect with an Ethernet adapter that has
a MAC address other than the one I registered with Bellsouth.  For example,
when I first got hooked up, I had a PC connected to the DSL modem, and only
the NIC that was in the PC when the service was turned on got DHCP info.

When I switched to a router, I had to call them and give them the MAC
address of the router's ethernet port (the one that connects to the modem).
 The tech changed something on his end while I was on the phone with him
and my router immediately picked up the new config.

>The DSL modem is the one they gave me, but the router is mine.  They
>don't even know, or care, that I have one.

Same here w/r/t the modem.  I don't think they know I have a router (like
you, I own that piece).  I'm not sure whether or not they care.

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