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tommytommy · 03-08-09, 01:53 PM

Hey guys,

My friend has just gone on 50MB (paying for it £37.50 i think he said) he lives in the same town as me. I'm getting 20MB at the mo. With sniffing MACs etc, i noticed some people say you can't use MACs in the same UBR (whats UBR mean?) if i used the same config that he is, would that allow me to also run at 50MB?

Excuse me if it's thick questions, i really don't understand much, so i'd rather ask

thanks guys

yusuf_gaz · 03-08-09, 02:00 PM

Hi

Forgot what ubr stands for but basicly if your friend is from the same segment as you (same area) I think you need to be a few miles before you can use macs (different ubr).

You can check what ubr you are on and what your friend is on and you will know then. Google for my ubr or similar should be able to find out your ubr from search results.

Regards

tommytommy · 03-08-09, 02:13 PM

we live about 3-4 miles from each other but are all classed as Stafford.. i'll check it out, thanks mate

/24 · 03-08-09, 03:07 PM

3-4 miles should be fine if you go to this site Find your UBR easy, you bums it will tell you your UBR the stafford bit is irelevant you need to be from the same area just not the same ubr check the site and make sure you are on different ubr's

shanekerry · 03-08-09, 03:14 PM

Don't you need a different modem for 50mbit?

CrippleDick · 03-08-09, 03:49 PM

ive been to above site what part of the address would be different ?
sorry new to this

themong · 03-08-09, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CrippleDick

ive been to above site what part of the address would be different ?
sorry new to this

example cpc-2farn3-0-0 so im in ubr 3 and need someone from farn1-0-0 and so on...

tommytommy · 05-08-09, 05:22 PM

my modem was purchased saying it can take up to about 48mbit so that should be fine. I have the SB5101e with Hax0rware

/24 · 05-08-09, 05:30 PM

I doubt you will be able to get the 50mb connection as it is on the DOCSIS 3 network which uses encryption between the CM and CMTS there was a time when you could force the 50mb config on the docsis 1 network and get speeds of around 42mb as thats the maximum that the ambits and surfboards etc can physically use. This sticks out like a sore thumb on the doscis 1 network and prompted VM to take action against us hence alot of problems recently which now seem to have calmed down thankfully. So the short of it is if you require 50mb then you have to pay for it

03-08-09, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
tommytommy Eurovox EX1000 + SB5101e Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 216 Thanks: 66 Thanked 46 Times in 35 Posts	Information on Sniffin and MACs please Hey guys, My friend has just gone on 50MB (paying for it £37.50 i think he said) he lives in the same town as me. I'm getting 20MB at the mo. With sniffing MACs etc, i noticed some people say you can't use MACs in the same UBR (whats UBR mean?) if i used the same config that he is, would that allow me to also run at 50MB? Excuse me if it's thick questions, i really don't understand much, so i'd rather ask thanks guys

03-08-09, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
yusuf_gaz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,964 Thanks: 116 Thanked 623 Times in 525 Posts	Re: Information on Sniffin and MACs please Hi Forgot what ubr stands for but basicly if your friend is from the same segment as you (same area) I think you need to be a few miles before you can use macs (different ubr). You can check what ubr you are on and what your friend is on and you will know then. Google for my ubr or similar should be able to find out your ubr from search results. Regards

03-08-09, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
tommytommy Eurovox EX1000 + SB5101e Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 216 Thanks: 66 Thanked 46 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Information on Sniffin and MACs please we live about 3-4 miles from each other but are all classed as Stafford.. i'll check it out, thanks mate

03-08-09, 03:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
/24 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 417 Thanks: 39 Thanked 94 Times in 82 Posts	Re: Information on Sniffin and MACs please 3-4 miles should be fine if you go to this site Find your UBR easy, you bums it will tell you your UBR the stafford bit is irelevant you need to be from the same area just not the same ubr check the site and make sure you are on different ubr's

03-08-09, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
shanekerry Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 51 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Information on Sniffin and MACs please Don't you need a different modem for 50mbit?

03-08-09, 03:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
CrippleDick Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Information on Sniffin and MACs please ive been to above site what part of the address would be different ? sorry new to this

05-08-09, 05:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
tommytommy Eurovox EX1000 + SB5101e Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 216 Thanks: 66 Thanked 46 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Information on Sniffin and MACs please my modem was purchased saying it can take up to about 48mbit so that should be fine. I have the SB5101e with Hax0rware

05-08-09, 05:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
/24 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 417 Thanks: 39 Thanked 94 Times in 82 Posts	Re: Information on Sniffin and MACs please I doubt you will be able to get the 50mb connection as it is on the DOCSIS 3 network which uses encryption between the CM and CMTS there was a time when you could force the 50mb config on the docsis 1 network and get speeds of around 42mb as thats the maximum that the ambits and surfboards etc can physically use. This sticks out like a sore thumb on the doscis 1 network and prompted VM to take action against us hence alot of problems recently which now seem to have calmed down thankfully. So the short of it is if you require 50mb then you have to pay for it

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