A quick question:

Anybody know if certain ISPs use cable/dsl modems that have their own MACs?
They might implement that sort of security so that overwriting a nic card's
MAC is, well, futile. I only ask this because I noticed with my DSL modem
there are certain procedures which are not performed by the operating system
or the nic card (because i've switched from the original kingston to a 3com
with no trouble or difference). These procedures performed on the dsl modem
might consist of more than just converting the 6-wire ethernet to 2-wire (i
think) copper dsl.

I'm not an authority on the IP protocols, atm encapsulation, or anything, so
if this comment needs to be shot down, make sure it happens.

ampster

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