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> Less excusable in this case because why would you need to type in a MAC address? That is how they do authorization and billing. If there was no way to author
by ac29 11y ago
> Less excusable in this case because why would you need to type in a MAC address?
That is how they do authorization and billing. If there was no way to authorize modems, you could just plug in any cable modem to their system and get free internet. Its also why you have to call them if you switch equipment.
- wolfgke 11y agoThey could also use PPPoE for this: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-point_protocol_over_Ethernet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-point_protocol_over_E...