Question for Internet Guru's??

[DGXSER]

Song remains the same

Not sure what if anything I should do next. Any info from me that can help??

I have used my laptop in several places across Indiana and got on. I am currently at home on my desktop again plugged directly to my cable modem. and yet. Router remains a no-go.

[ELDR]

Just changed the mac on my router to force a new IP address from Rogers.com and I can now access xs11.com, although it seems slow.

The old IP address must be blocked along the route to XS11.com

Lots of unread posts to catch up.

[Larrym]

Administrator Level Access Required

Have you tried any of these tactics?

http://whatismyipaddress.com/staticp...-my-ip-address

In particular...what to do with the "Network with Router".

HTH

Darn!! This post put me over the 400 mark and I made a vow never to go past 500.

[jmnjrpa]

Got a buddy who is tops in the tracer field. I will chat with him and see if we can fix this. Just want a few hours with the hacker., then you can lock whatever is left up. It could be the software they (ISP) are using to stop the attacks as that stuff is notorious for scattergun tactics.

[DGXSER]

Setting my router to clone my MAC worked. So it is the site seeing that MAC that is preventing me from accessing.

Not sure I want to leave it in this mode though, seems I heard that more than one person could have the MAC if you clone it and they can access your machine then or something like that.

[JWSanders]

The site does not have the capability to block anything by MAC address. By giving your ISP a new MAC it leased a new IP, one that is not being blocked by whatever is blocking you. As far as security related problems by using a cloned MAC address, I can't seem to find any. It shouldn't be a problem.

As was mentioned, you could be being blocked somewhere upstream. If you have ever had a spambot (malware) or something similar, it's not hard to be put on a few blacklists. I believe you have already given your last IP to TC but go ahead and send it to me and I'll look through the list too, just to be certain.

BTW, after the last IP you were using remains unused for a few days, it will go back into the lease pool, and likely be given to someone else. Wait a week or so and remove the cloned MAC you're using and see if that doesn't clear it up as well.

[DGXSER]

Ok, thanks for the info and help!!

I am a just short of IT stupid so I need all the help I can get!

[Crazcnuk]

MAC addresses are used to identify ethernet devices worldwide. Every device has a unique MAC address. This IS for security reasons, to identify each and every device connected to any given network.

The address can be used to block a device (incoming) or allow access to a system (outgoing) but very few people are using MAC for security. It is more of a large network thing.

Cloning was used to get around ISPs that used to charge for each computer in your office/home that was on the internet.

Routers made this obsolete.

[ccogswel]

Can't remember what day it was but it was a week or two weeks ago I was on here. Logged in and looked around for a bit and left. Tried to log back in after a few minutes as forgot to look at something and couldn't for the life of me get back on. I don't have the luxury of having DSL or Cable where I live. So all I have is dial up. I use Earthlink. It was only the one day. I tried later that night and was able to log in. I just figured there was some maintenance being done. Guess I was wrong. Haven't had any trouble since.

[cywelchjr]

MAC addresses are used to identify ethernet devices worldwide. Every device has a unique MAC address. This IS for security reasons, to identify each and every device connected to any given network.

The address can be used to block a device (incoming) or allow access to a system (outgoing) but very few people are using MAC for security. It is more of a large network thing.

Cloning was used to get around ISPs that used to charge for each computer in your office/home that was on the internet.

Routers made this obsolete.

Except for the fact that some ISP's link your account to a specific MAC address. That's why almost all routers allow cloning of the computer that your administering them from, so that when you set it up, your ISP thinks it's your computer hooked up rather than the router.

[cywelchjr]

The site does not have the capability to block anything by MAC address. By giving your ISP a new MAC it leased a new IP, one that is not being blocked by whatever is blocking you. As far as security related problems by using a cloned MAC address, I can't seem to find any. It shouldn't be a problem.

As was mentioned, you could be being blocked somewhere upstream. If you have ever had a spambot (malware) or something similar, it's not hard to be put on a few blacklists. I believe you have already given your last IP to TC but go ahead and send it to me and I'll look through the list too, just to be certain.

BTW, after the last IP you were using remains unused for a few days, it will go back into the lease pool, and likely be given to someone else. Wait a week or so and remove the cloned MAC you're using and see if that doesn't clear it up as well.

It make sense that it can't block by MAC address since only the router the network adapter is connected to ever see's the MAC address. The packet gets the MAC address of the last router that touched it, and that router keeps track of where to send return packets. That's why ARP poisoning can reroute traffic for your computer.

[Crazcnuk]

"Except for the fact that some ISP's link your account to a specific MAC address. That's why almost all routers allow cloning of the computer that your administering them from, so that when you set it up, your ISP thinks it's your computer hooked up rather than the router. "

No, this is why your router has a MAC address so that your ISP only sees it as the registered device.

That way you can have 256 computers or other network devices behind the router, for the cost of having one.

It has clone ability also so that you can clone your buddies MAC address, if your at his house and he doesn't have a router, and you want to access the internet.

[b.walker5]

That way you can have 256 computers or other network devices behind the router, for the cost of having one.

Are you saying that your isp charges per device connected ???? I pay for a broadband connection and 10 gigs a month and it doesnt matter how many devices I have. Never heard of an isp charging per device , not even on our business connection.

[Crazcnuk]

Young-uns are so much fun!

They ALL tried to charge per device in the OLD days.

At least here in Canada, and I assume the US. They tried to make people think that owning a router was illegal.

Needless to say, they gave that up pretty quick, and now most ISPs here issue suvscribers with a modem/router all in one.

You have to remember I have been going over-the-modem since before the Internet was open to the public!

That being said, I have at least one relative that has been on the 'internet' since 1972.

[b.walker5]

Young-uns are so much fun!

They ALL tried to charge per device in the OLD days.

At least here in Canada, and I assume the US. They tried to make people think that owning a router was illegal.

Needless to say, they gave that up pretty quick, and now most ISPs here issue suvscribers with a modem/router all in one.

You have to remember I have been going over-the-modem since before the Internet was open to the public!

That being said, I have at least one relative that has been on the 'internet' since 1972.

No young-un here buddy. My first computor was a sinclair ZX80 with a tape drive (which I had to assemble), and then a commodore c16, with a whopping 16k of memory (that's k not meg for those that didnt know there was anything less), back in the day when if you wanted software you learned basic and wrote it yourself. After that i graduated to a commodore amiga and was the first in the town with a "hard drive", a whole 20 megs of it. Been around the "internet" a while now, back when dial up and typed IP addresses were the only way to navigate, and search engines were only a dream. Still never heard of an isp charging per device. Must be only a north american continent thing, certainly not here.