 ebhl: don't think internet providers let unknown MACs on the network
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Originally Posted by ebayhateluv  Dogboy-- Mr. Josh made a good post about changing up a cable modem...
It's in the members section:
Heres another post i found as well:
1) Open internet browser
2) type "192.168.1.1" without " " in navigation bar
3) leave user BLANK and type "admin" without " " as password
4) Look for MAC ADDRESS settings tab, if you cannot find it, try looking under advanced settings
5) Once located, enable MAC ADDRESS cloning if needed, then change the LAST TWO boxes using letters A-F then numbers 0-9. For example "A2" or "C3"
6) Click SAVE
7) Go to your MODEM and click/hold the RESET button on the back of it for a second or so.
8) Wait a minute or so and you should have fully functioning internet with a new public ip address.
IMPORTANT: If for some reason (this has never happened to me) your internet does not-reactivate, DO NOT PANIC. Just unplug your modem and router for a couple seconds, then replug them back in to reset them to factory defaults. |
So ebhl, I think I tried that before. First of all you can't go to the MAC address change screen with all routers, modems, etc.. For my Toshiba cable modem I couldn't even find that screen to change settings. So they you can try a MAC changer program or something but as far as I remember after you try to change your MAC it won't let you get on.
When you sign up for cable internet (e.g. Suddenlink), they ask you for your cable modem's MAC & S/N over the phone. If you try to change it later on to get a new IP address it won't let you on, as far as Suddenlink is concerned it could be a non-customer trying to get on since they don't have this MAC unit number. Maybe it's only a Suddenlink thing but I don't see what provider would let you do that.
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