Re: [PLUG] Comcast Redirecting Wireless connections?

[Louis Kratz <lak24@drexel.edu>]

I had a similar problem, our new wireless router couldn't get an IP from 
comcast, but our old desktop could.
I ended up setting the router's MAC to the desktop's MAC, then it worked 
fine.

John Sladek wrote:

> I may be jumping to conclusions but is anyone else having trouble
> connecting wireless computers to comcast's network?  I have a laptop
> that gets redirected to a comcast website requesting that I download
> their software.  My PocketPC just gets a message saying "Forbidden you
> dont have permission to access / on this server."
>
> If I connect to a wireless network of my neighbors with my laptop i
> don't get redirected.
>
> LMK
> -john
>
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