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hmmm... i dont think so... i could be wrong tho... in OS X i just gave
it his username and password... (i had to run this installer/setup app
in OS X to get started... and i had to choose a username and password
and once i did that that was the username and password i used in OSX to
connect with pppoe in OSX... i am gonna go over there tonight and do
some serious documenting and bring it back and forward it to see if
someone can see something i dont...
sloopy.
On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 17:14, Rebecca Ore wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 03:58:05PM -0500, Chris (chris@chrisbovasso.com) wrote:
> > As far as I know Verizon doesn't care about home networks sans something not
> > working properly, they want one computer directly hooked up to the modem...
> > which makes sense.
> >
> > They do auth against MAC addresses but it is an easy fix. Just call them up
> > and tell them the MAC address and they will change it for you.
>
> I set up a small home Belkin router and didn't use the MAC address
> cloning feature. I've never noticed a problem. I don't know if they
> read the MAC address at all, but the Belkin router didn't have the same
> MAC as the Intel box I had been using to connect to the modem.
>
> > > responds when it sends initial request to connect but doesnt respond to
> > > the authorization... i used the pppoeconf to set it up, used his login
> > > as on osx (username) and as i have seen suggested online
>
> Verizon wants their primary user name which generally something beginning with
> vz..., not the name associated with the mail alias. Once you're
> connected, you can use any user name to authenticate to the news or mail
> server. If the name doesn't begin with vz, it's possibly not the
> primary user name.
>
> > > (username@verizon.net) any ideas on this? he is located in EHT, NJ (just
> > > outside of pleasantville, which is next to west atlantic city)...
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