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From: Hugh Jeego on 8 Jan 2010 07:54 " Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF " <""noujwas\"@yahoo.com is a stupid muzzie troll ."> wrote in message news:00d0a789$0$15577$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Hugh Jeego wrote: >> >> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:7qhnkpFnepU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>> Hugh Jeego wrote: >>>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:7qgcplFgp5U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>> Superman" <"the _man_of_steel wrote >>>>>> Rod Speed wrote >>>>>>> Superman"<"the _man_of_steel wrote: >>>>>>>> Fast Freddy wrote >>>>>>>>> Superman wrote >>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This will probably seem like a dumbass question to the tech >>>>>>>>>> savvy ppl here, but here goes.. >>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Q1/ I have a Bigpond cable modem, and I believe that BP connects >>>>>>>>>> using the MAC address of the modem? I also have another cable >>>>>>>>>> access point and modem of the same kind (Motorola Surfboard), so >>>>>>>>>> I'm wondering if there's any way to set the spare modem to the >>>>>>>>>> same MAC address so that I can set up another internet access >>>>>>>>>> point? >>>>> >>>>>>>>> no, the mac address is like a serial number, each unit is unique, >>>>>>>>> if you change the modem you have to inform the service provider >>>>>>>>> that you have changed the router so they can reset the mac >>>>>>>>> address to id the different router. >>>>> >>>>>>>> Any chance the ISP would give me two MAC addresses on the same >>>>>>>> account without extra cost? >>>>> >>>>>>> It wouldnt work even if they did. You cant have two in use at once. >>>>> >>>>>> Well that cleared that up, thanks. It looks like i'm stuck with a >>>>>> router/bridge option, or else running 40 metres of ethernet cable >>>>>> from a switch. Either way it's not going to be cheap. >>>>> >>>>> It can be. You can often pick up routers for peanuts second hand. >>> >>>> REALLY? >>> >>> Yep, heaps on ebay etc. >>> >>>> There's quite a few peanuts in Federal Parliament! Good trade, that, I >>>> reckon! :) >>> >>> I bet the person with the router wouldnt agree |-( >> >> Rudd for a router......in USA they pronounce "router" sounding like >> "rooter" don't they? > > Rooter is the correct pronunciation. The Yanks pronounce it rowter. > Not in Australia. You live in Victoria, right? Bloody foreigners! :) >> Could make a better slogan that Kevin07!! > > No slogan would ever make KRudd look good. > I dunno about that. I wouldn't mind seeing "Kick Me" on his back, personally.
From: Zappy on 8 Jan 2010 15:01 On Jan 9, 12:08 am, "Hugh Jeego" <i...(a)example.com> wrote: > One small correction. The LABOR party in Australia is spelled LABOR because, > a long time back, it was in honour of American unionists. It is > intentionally spelled that way. Ah, that's not right. The Australian Labour Party is one of the oldest Labor parties in the world. The spelling was changed in the seventies.
From: Rod Speed on 8 Jan 2010 22:28 Hugh Jeego wrote: > "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:7qhnkpFnepU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> Hugh Jeego wrote: >>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:7qgcplFgp5U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>> Superman" <"the _man_of_steel wrote >>>>> Rod Speed wrote >>>>>> Superman"<"the _man_of_steel wrote: >>>>>>> Fast Freddy wrote >>>>>>>> Superman wrote >>>> >>>>>>>>> This will probably seem like a dumbass question to the tech >>>>>>>>> savvy ppl here, but here goes.. >>>> >>>>>>>>> Q1/ I have a Bigpond cable modem, and I believe that BP >>>>>>>>> connects using the MAC address of the modem? I also have >>>>>>>>> another cable access point and modem of the same kind >>>>>>>>> (Motorola Surfboard), so I'm wondering if there's any way to >>>>>>>>> set the spare modem to the same MAC address so that I can set >>>>>>>>> up another internet access point? >>>> >>>>>>>> no, the mac address is like a serial number, each unit is >>>>>>>> unique, if you change the modem you have to inform the service >>>>>>>> provider that you have changed the router so they can reset >>>>>>>> the mac address to id the different router. >>>> >>>>>>> Any chance the ISP would give me two MAC addresses on the same >>>>>>> account without extra cost? >>>> >>>>>> It wouldnt work even if they did. You cant have two in use at >>>>>> once. >>>> >>>>> Well that cleared that up, thanks. It looks like i'm stuck with a >>>>> router/bridge option, or else running 40 metres of ethernet cable >>>>> from a switch. Either way it's not going to be cheap. >>>> >>>> It can be. You can often pick up routers for peanuts second hand. >> >>> REALLY? >> >> Yep, heaps on ebay etc. >> >>> There's quite a few peanuts in Federal Parliament! Good trade, >>> that, I reckon! :) >> >> I bet the person with the router wouldnt agree |-( >> > > Rudd for a router......in USA they pronounce "router" sounding like "rooter" don't they? Yep, and we say fucker. > Could make a better slogan that Kevin07!! Wouldnt be hard.
From: Rod Speed on 8 Jan 2010 22:32 Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF wrote > Hugh Jeego wrote >> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote >>> Hugh Jeego wrote: >>>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:7qgcplFgp5U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>> Superman" <"the _man_of_steel wrote >>>>>> Rod Speed wrote >>>>>>> Superman"<"the _man_of_steel wrote: >>>>>>>> Fast Freddy wrote >>>>>>>>> Superman wrote >>>>>>>>>> This will probably seem like a dumbass question to the tech >>>>>>>>>> savvy ppl here, but here goes.. >>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Q1/ I have a Bigpond cable modem, and I believe that BP >>>>>>>>>> connects using the MAC address of the modem? I also have >>>>>>>>>> another cable access point and modem of the same kind >>>>>>>>>> (Motorola Surfboard), so I'm wondering if there's any way to >>>>>>>>>> set the spare modem to the same MAC address so that I can >>>>>>>>>> set up another internet access point? >>>>> >>>>>>>>> no, the mac address is like a serial number, each unit is >>>>>>>>> unique, if you change the modem you have to inform the >>>>>>>>> service provider that you have changed the router so they can >>>>>>>>> reset the mac address to id the different router. >>>>> >>>>>>>> Any chance the ISP would give me two MAC addresses on the same >>>>>>>> account without extra cost? >>>>> >>>>>>> It wouldnt work even if they did. You cant have two in use at >>>>>>> once. >>>>> >>>>>> Well that cleared that up, thanks. It looks like i'm stuck with a >>>>>> router/bridge option, or else running 40 metres of ethernet cable >>>>>> from a switch. Either way it's not going to be cheap. >>>>> >>>>> It can be. You can often pick up routers for peanuts second hand. >>> >>>> REALLY? >>> >>> Yep, heaps on ebay etc. >>> >>>> There's quite a few peanuts in Federal Parliament! Good trade, >>>> that, I reckon! :) >>> >>> I bet the person with the router wouldnt agree |-( >> >> Rudd for a router......in USA they pronounce "router" sounding like >> "rooter" don't they? > Rooter is the correct pronunciation. The Yanks pronounce it rowter. Nope, they say rooter. Its even more hilarious with printed circuit board rooters. >> Could make a better slogan that Kevin07!! > No slogan would ever make KRudd look good.
From: Hugh Jeego on 8 Jan 2010 22:36
Nope. Wrong. Still Labor Party. Check out their official site at http://www.alp.org.au/ "Zappy" <kevin(a)zappy.com.au> wrote in message news:a7b876c1-2472-42bb-ae7a-98d6d56ae699(a)r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... On Jan 9, 12:08 am, "Hugh Jeego" <i...(a)example.com> wrote: > One small correction. The LABOR party in Australia is spelled LABOR > because, > a long time back, it was in honour of American unionists. It is > intentionally spelled that way. Ah, that's not right. The Australian Labour Party is one of the oldest Labor parties in the world. The spelling was changed in the seventies. |