@home switch to AT&T

[chudson]

I'm not a tech guy so pardon any lingo mistakes

I am running a SMC wireless network with my desktop connected to the router via cable and use the wireless NIC on my laptop. Router is hooked up a cable modem that is now AT&T.

I was switched over from @home to AT&T last week and have been using my setup just fine. Last night I could not get access through the router, but could by plugging my desktop into the cable modem. I called tech support (before realizing I could access the network directly) and they mentioned that the network is not using network names but MAC addresses.

Is there anyway to configure my system so I can continue to use my router? I know I can pony up $5/mth for another IP, but $50/mth is plenty. If I change to DSL would I have the same problem?

Please let me know if you need any other information to help.

Thank you for any assistance.

 

[cipher00]

Do you recall if they had your desktop NIC's MAC address before? Most @Home setups I know about (mine for sure) only use the address of the cable modem, not the NIC. Otherwise, I'd guess it's something else.....

 

[aug1516]

If they are using the mac address of your nic then you simply right that down, telnet into your router, and the router should have a spot to input a mac address.

 

[dexter333]

yeah, do what aug1516 said to. It's named something like WAN MAC Address. That is what it is called on my dlink 804 (that pos is SLOW!!! I don't even use it anymore)