[NCLUG] dhcp and @home

[Charles Clarke]

I don't think they really care about it, but I found out that during the
install on an NT system it creates a VTruck#.ini (where # is 1 or higher)
file that is apparently sent to @home(according to the fellow who
installed my modem).

This file contains your MAC address along with information about your
browser(s), your drives, the size(including free space) of your hard
drives, your ethernet adapter, OS, ram, IRQs taken, and some network test
results. 

Nosy folks!

At least they don't send it each time you connect!

charles

On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, J. Paul Reed wrote:

> 
> On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Charles Clarke wrote:
> 
> > I had some problems, but I switched NICs and they cleared up.
> > They did warn me though that NT boxes have problems with DHCP, though
> > you are probably running Linux! :)
> >
> > Have you tried a *gasp* Windoze box to see if that will work?
> 
> Out of curiousity, does @home know or care anything about your ethernet
> card's MAC address?
> 
> Charter Communications cable modem service actually binds to the MAC
> address of the first ethernet card it hears chiming in on the network...
> you have to call the NOC to get them to reset it.
> 
> I only mention it because I found it interesting, if not a little annoying,
> and it prevents us Linux-ers from doing the sort of testing above with a
> Winblows box.
> 
> Later,
> Paul
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