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mac addresses
Name: tuley Date: August 7, 2006 at 14:15:23 Pacific OS: winxp home CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
i have been told that there is two mac addresses on my new conputer . that is why i can not stay connected for any length of time .. does anyone know how to fix this problem . any questions would help
Name: mattie Date: August 7, 2006 at 14:21:33 Pacific
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open your network connections and disable the wireless connection if yoou don't need it.
or disable your local network connection if u intent to connect via wlan
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: August 7, 2006 at 14:35:41 Pacific
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Your mac addresses usually have nothing to do with your dropping connectivity. Sounds like a "get you off the phone" kind of answer.
Might want to post what is happening here so you can get more insight into what may be happening and how to correct it.
Give a person a fish, they eat for a day. Suggest they internet search and they learn a skill for a lifetime.
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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: August 7, 2006 at 14:51:20 Pacific
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I'm with wanderer.
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 4
Name: upurz2 Date: August 7, 2006 at 16:47:14 Pacific
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Actually there are a few MACs. The modem is probably the one most people associate a MAC with. An Ethernet card has one. So does a modem hooked to a USB port.
Here's all the MACs that I see when I display my cable modems status page:
HFC MAC Address Ethernet IP Address Ethernet MAC Address CM USB IP Address CM USB MAC Address 1 CPE USB MAC Address
I left out the actual addresses, btw.
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Response Number 5
Name: wanderer Date: August 7, 2006 at 17:09:07 Pacific
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And please explain why you think your post has any bearing on the posted issue?
Give a person a fish you feed them for a day. Ask a person to internet search and they learn a skill for a lifetime.
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Response Number 6
Name: tuley Date: August 11, 2006 at 18:03:31 Pacific
Reply:
thanks for the come backs everyone .. they had to put a new ethernet card in my new computer, said they couldn,t figure out why there was two address on the same computer .. doesn,t happen too often they say .. is up and running now :) thanks again
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