If you do that, reboot your modem at the same time. From a docsis level they filter only one mac at a time (unless you pay for more), and flipping mac's won't always simply work. -mb On 08/30/2012 11:55 AM, JD Austin wrote: > They go off the network mac address that you're sending them; many > devices let you spoof anything you want. > If you can still boot the old one get it's mac address and spoof it on > the new one. > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:33 AM, keith smith > wrote: > > > Hi, > > Last night, after 6 years of good loyal service, my D-Link router > died. I just happened to have a never used 2 year old Netgear > router in my closet. I hooked it up and everything was fine at > first. I have a static IP and it changed. I called Cox and was told > I needed to configure my router to tell them what my IP is. I'm not > a network guru, so this hit me kind of strange. I thought they > assigned IP's. > > Any thoughts on this are much appreciated. > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 --------------------------------------------------- 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