[techtalk] MAC addr from Cable Modem

Wed Jan 19 00:47:39 EST 2000

On Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:30:39 -0800 (PST), moebius at ip-solutions.net said:

>  I'm not sure how tp run ifconfig on it.  Normally, you have a cable
>modem that plugs into the ethernet card on the computer. So, when you run
>ifconfig it reports on your computers ethernet card not on the ethernet on
>the modem. So I'm kinda stumped.

It should report both.  You should get an eth0 and eth1; one of these
is your generic ethernet card and the other is the cable modem.

Kelly

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