[TriLUG] Help setting up wireless router with Time Warner

[David Burton]

Reginald is correct.

It is an Idiosyncrasy of those cablemodems.  It is unnecessary with DSL
modems.

Those cablemodems (at least the Motorolas), they won't talk to a new device
until you cycle the modem power.  So if you switch from having a direct
connection the PC to having a router (or vice-versa), it won't work until
you cycle the modem power.

(Annoyingly, neither Time-Warner nor the router manufacturers tell you that
in their user manuals.)

Dave


On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Reginald Reed <reginald.reed at gmail.com>wrote:

> Apologies for the prematurely sent email.  Disconnect power for 15 to 20
> seconds and the modem will learn the MAC of the new device.  This way is a
> lot less error prone than copying the MAC.
>
> Sent from my Android tablet
> On Oct 8, 2011 12:25 AM, "Reginald Reed" <reginald.reed at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Cloning the MAC of the originally connected client device is not
> > necessary.  Just disconnect the power to the modem for 15
> >
> > Sent from my Android tablet
> > On Oct 8, 2011 12:06 AM, "Igor Partola" <igor at igorpartola.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Cloning the MAC is something I've had to do with all the cable providers
> >> I've had. Other than that TWC does not require anything special.
> >>
> >> Igor
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