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1.1 Cable Modem
Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also
require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name and MAC address (see screen
below).
Note
: The Host Name and MAC address section is
optional
and you can skip this section if your
ISP does not require these settings for you to connect to the Internet.
Parameters
Description
Host Name
If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name
provided by your ISP, otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does
not require a Host Name.
MAC Address
Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you
to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC
address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet
connection to. Type in this MAC address in this section or use
the
Clone MAC Address
button to replace the WAN MAC
address with the MAC address of that PC (you have to be using
that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work). If
necessary, you can use the
Release
and
Renew
buttons to
release and renew the WAN IP address. To find out the PC’s
MAC address see Appendix A. (see Glossary for an explanation
on MAC address)
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