AT&T Broadband

[Jerry Feldman]

True, but most do. I know the Linksys as well as the Netgear do that. The latest firmware from 
Linksys simplifies things. 
On 14 Feb 2002 at 15:45, will wrote:

> 
> But not all routers do that.  The folks I've talked to don't really 
> understand what they're saying--they're probably just going off of 
> problem-solving worksheets or something.
> 
> I'm just telling you what they told me.  She was really huffy about it 
> too.  They're a difficult bunch to talk to.
> 
> 
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> > 
> > That is why you set the Router's WAN MAC address to the primary PC MAC
> > address. If there is a problem with the router, just take it offline.
> > 
> > 
> > On 14 Feb 2002 at 15:30, will wrote:
> > > 
> > > They want both your router MAC and your NIC MAC because they don't support
> > > routers and if they have to trouble-shoot your connection (which they
> > > couldn't do on a perfect day anyways), they tell you to take your router
> > > out of the picture.  They privision both MAC addresses for this
> > > possibility.
> > > 
> 

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