MAC address and cable modem
As my aunt is generously hosting me until I get a job and an appartment and that I need to use as well her internet cable connection, I run into a dilemna. I realized shortly that the RCA cable modem is using MAC address authentication, meaning that the damn thing will only work with the ethernet card plugged into her PC (a MAC address is hardware specific). Switching the connection between computers does not work and the reset button is simply ineffective.
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