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  • juicylinks
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 122992
    #1

    Question regarding some cable companies and broadband internet

    Do some of them especially Adelphia Cable do something were as only one computer can be connected ie: so you dont network your house ans stuff?

    This past weekend in Buffalo i just plugged into my friends connection and no matter what we did we couldnt surf. We had a connection but not able to surf

    any ideas>?
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    • Marcus Aurelius
      No Refunds Issued.
      • Apr 2003
      • 14809
      #2
      so you plugged into your router? or you plugged into your computers connection, with your computer unplugged?

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        • egonetworks
          Confirmed User
          • Jan 2004
          • 6706
          #3
          Yes - in DOCSIS spec there is a flag you can turn on with a specific OID to only allow for X number of computers (the MSO specifies X). People are ramping up for CableHome + DOCSIS it seems.

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            • crockett
              in a van by the river
              • May 2003
              • 76818
              #4
              were you pluged into a router or directly into the modem?

              If directly into the modem, try rebooting the modem when you switch PC's. My modem is through BrighHouse/ Time Warner and they bind the modem to the mac address. So you have to reboot the modem if you switch PC's.
              In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                • juicylinks
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 122992
                  #5
                  Originally posted by mdcq
                  so you plugged into your router? or you plugged into your computers connection, with your computer unplugged?
                  nah we unplugged his pc and connected my laptop directly to it . no router or anything.

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                    • zzgundamnzz
                      Confirmed User
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 6102
                      #6
                      Originally posted by egonetworks
                      Yes - in DOCSIS spec there is a flag you can turn on with a specific OID to only allow for X number of computers (the MSO specifies X). People are ramping up for CableHome + DOCSIS it seems.
                      Im glad Charter doesn't do that and limit the ammount of connections...


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                        • juicylinks
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Apr 2001
                          • 122992
                          #7
                          Originally posted by crockett
                          were you pluged into a router or directly into the modem?

                          If directly into the modem, try rebooting the modem when you switch PC's. My modem is through BrighHouse/ Time Warner and they bind the modem to the mac address. So you have to reboot the modem if you switch PC's.
                          shit you know the most obvious thing.... we should have done that

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                            • egonetworks
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 6706
                              #8
                              Originally posted by juicylinks
                              nah we unplugged his pc and connected my laptop directly to it . no router or anything.
                              Most MSO's track DHCP logs into a database. If they have the OID Flag turned on to limit the PC #, then you'd need to get the original PC to do a ipconfig/release first so that the database clears, then re-try your PC.

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                                • Marcus Aurelius
                                  No Refunds Issued.
                                  • Apr 2003
                                  • 14809
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by zzgundamnzz
                                  Im glad Charter doesn't do that and limit the ammount of connections...
                                  charter is about to offer a new modem that has a wireless router built in. so I dont think they will be going this route anytime soon.

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                                    • crockett
                                      in a van by the river
                                      • May 2003
                                      • 76818
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by juicylinks
                                      shit you know the most obvious thing.... we should have done that
                                      yea, if it works the same way there as it dose here.. if you swap PC's with out rebooting the modem, it won't ever pull an IP and surf.
                                      In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                        • egonetworks
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2004
                                          • 6706
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by zzgundamnzz
                                          Im glad Charter doesn't do that and limit the ammount of connections...
                                          It's just a matter of time - MSO's are continuously planning the move from DOCSIS 1.0/1.1 to 2.0 and CableHome spec.

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                                            • crockett
                                              in a van by the river
                                              • May 2003
                                              • 76818
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by mdcq
                                              charter is about to offer a new modem that has a wireless router built in. so I dont think they will be going this route anytime soon.
                                              they have those here, a Linksy modem/ wireless router combo. Work pretty good, but not worth the extra charge every month.. You're better off buying a router and saving the extra $10-$15 bucks they want to charge per PC.
                                              In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                                • egonetworks
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                  • 6706
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by mdcq
                                                  charter is about to offer a new modem that has a wireless router built in. so I dont think they will be going this route anytime soon.
                                                  If it's anything like the SMC8013-RG, then that's the whole reason they're offering it. The new RG's have the router & switches built into them, in addition to having a firmware that supports DOCSIS 2.0 and CableHome 1.0

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