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steveoooo · 08-09-10, 09:13 PM

hi all, am a complete beginer. have just recieved my scientific atlanta modem,brought it from someone in birmingham,was told works fine. im in portsmouth ,cant get internet with it. is there something i must change for it to work in my area. guy i brought it from says leave it on for 24 hours and it will update itself and work could this be right

G77 · 08-09-10, 09:28 PM

no, he's talking rubbish.

yes, you need to put in a mac from, your own area however most folk cant be bothered with modem modding/cloning/hacking nowadays. it became frustrating

steveoooo · 08-09-10, 09:41 PM

thanks g77, how easy is it to get a local mac address,and also how do i enter it.

G77 · 08-09-10, 09:44 PM

you would scan using dhcp sniffer or something. check out cable modem download area.

you want to be using the macs which come back with assigned configs or bootfiles to them.

you would enter your mac into the modded modem by using its internal web interface at 192.168.100.1

parricull · 08-09-10, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by steveoooo

thanks g77, how easy is it to get a local mac address,and also how do i enter it.

ideally tou need some older macs from a mac trading forum but unfortunately it isnt discussed here to keep the forum legal

steveoooo · 08-09-10, 09:57 PM

cor blimey all to much 4 me probly better if i pay 4 broadband thanks g77

Ernie_C · 09-09-10, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by steveoooo

cor blimey all to much 4 me probly better if i pay 4 broadband thanks g77

That's a good idea if you want to stay legal.

08-09-10, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
steveoooo Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 51 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	struggling hi all, am a complete beginer. have just recieved my scientific atlanta modem,brought it from someone in birmingham,was told works fine. im in portsmouth ,cant get internet with it. is there something i must change for it to work in my area. guy i brought it from says leave it on for 24 hours and it will update itself and work could this be right

08-09-10, 09:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
G77 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,118 Thanks: 695 Thanked 1,250 Times in 1,044 Posts	Re: struggling no, he's talking rubbish. yes, you need to put in a mac from, your own area however most folk cant be bothered with modem modding/cloning/hacking nowadays. it became frustrating __________________ 1M Motorised Dish, 45W-36E, DM800HD. Quad LNB Mesh Mini Dish, 28.2E, DM500, TM500. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 XXJVU & CF-Root.

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steveoooo Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 51 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: struggling thanks g77, how easy is it to get a local mac address,and also how do i enter it.

08-09-10, 09:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
G77 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,118 Thanks: 695 Thanked 1,250 Times in 1,044 Posts	Re: struggling you would scan using dhcp sniffer or something. check out cable modem download area. you want to be using the macs which come back with assigned configs or bootfiles to them. you would enter your mac into the modded modem by using its internal web interface at 192.168.100.1 __________________ 1M Motorised Dish, 45W-36E, DM800HD. Quad LNB Mesh Mini Dish, 28.2E, DM500, TM500. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 XXJVU & CF-Root.

08-09-10, 09:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
steveoooo Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 51 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: struggling cor blimey all to much 4 me probly better if i pay 4 broadband thanks g77