So, want to explain the process (since you apparently know it and are witholding) of "registering" your Linux box? I could swap NIC's, yes. But what happens when I get a new one? It's just fixing a symptom, not the real issue. Fact is, AT&T changed shit and broke it badly for a subset of it's users. Granted, Linux isn't supported (and really shouldn't be), but they will not take kindly to you telling them you have a linux box that doesn't work. They went from a (more or less) standards based setup to some proprietary junk, and it's up to groups of users like this one to figure it out. My numerous calls about registering my "laptop's" MAC address have all been met with a "oh, just plug it in and it will work fine" response. Obviously this is not the case. Obviously the MAC needs to be registered somewhere, and I for one am unable to do so. That little page they have ceases to work after you do it the first time. -Phil > > I know it's a horrid throught, but have you considered calling AT&T? Have > _any_ of you called AT&T? For most of you (cable syncs, get an > IP, no internet) > they'll have you go to a web page (everything _but_ that web page is > filtered), you'll enter your account number, then the last 9 digits of > your account number in the next box. Click SUBMIT, and presto chango, > the cable modem reboots and you're on the 'net. > > As much as AT&T sucks, they are your ISP, you should try calling them > before bitching and whining to a mailing list. (And put some throught > into it, if you register your WINDOWS box with them, then unplug the > WINDOWS box and plug in the LINUX box, you didn't register your LINUX > box, so it's probably NOT going to work) > > > > > > -- > > Ben Lutgens | http://people.sistina.com/~blutgens/ > System Administrator | http://www.sistina.com/ > Sistina Software Inc. | > > "I got a wife and kids too but you don't see me out here stealing Imperial > Droids now do ya?" -- Matthew S. Hallacy FUBAR, LART, BOFH Certified http://techmonkeys.org/~poptix GPG public key 0x01938203 _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list