- To: slug@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: [SLUG] Optus Cable
- From: "Stuart Guthrie @ SLUG" <slug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed Oct 16 08:31:03 2002
> > How are they keeping track of user data if the hostname is no longer
> > required to obtain a DHCP lease?
> >
> > Unless they can snarf some sort of data from the DOCSIS modem...
>
> The MAC address of the NIC.
Does this mean for a $30 investment for an extra NIC you can 2x your
bandwidth limit?
Maybe they're also tracking info in the cable modem via a query?
Stu