NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to nwdma
Re: DMCA Violation
said by nwdma  :For the record, this has nothing to do with the RIAA. It's most likely the MPAA who contacted Comcast about the violation. So much for Comcast protecting your privacy, huh? The OP states:
quote:
The primary e-mail on our Comcast account got this e-mail this morning...
The OP includes an email from Comcast abuse, not from the complainant. It is entirely possible that Comcast revealed nothing to the complainant, and merely sent the OP a TOS warning.
Without proof there is no way to know if Comcast revealed anything to the complainant, or not.
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nwdma
join:2002-09-24
Seattle, WA | reply to knightry
For the record, this has nothing to do with the RIAA. It's most likely the MPAA who contacted Comcast about the violation.
So much for Comcast protecting your privacy, huh? |
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K Patterson
Premium,MVM
join:2006-03-12
Columbus, OH | reply to macrospect
I was respponding to jltray, not anon232323.
kip |
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macrospect
All The Little Stuff
Premium
join:2005-08-25
Doylestown, PA | reply to knightry
K Patterson, that is Demonoids tracker address. It does not point towards a particular file.
R4M0n, you are correct. All MAC addresses are in HEX (0-9, A-F). |
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R4M0N
Brazilian Soccer Ownz Joo
join:2000-10-04
Glen Allen, VA
 ·Comcast
| reply to Cjaiceman
said by Cjaiceman : Also, when making up a MAC address, don't do like 11:22:33:44... If there is someone else on the same DHCP server with the same MAC address they will get confused and kick both of you off. I would think of something original, like just try typing a random assortment of letters and numbers. Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't that random assortment be restricted to 0-9 and A-F? |
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K Patterson
Premium,MVM
join:2006-03-12
Columbus, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to jltray
Sorry, but your post is incorrect.
When you connect to a website, the IP that the website "sees" is the IP of your computer or your router, if you are using one. The cable modem is assigned an IP so that Comcast can access it as needed to update the configuration or firmware.
So far as your internet traffic is concerned, the moded is acting as a transparent bridge, and its details are unknown and unknowable so far as a remote web site is concerned.
Changing the MAC of the WAN side of your router or PC does indeed cause Comcast's DHCP server to assign a new IP, assuming that (as should be the case) your PC or router is configured to obtain a dynamic IP. |
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anon232323
@twtelecom.net | reply to knightry
I got the letter too this morning from demonoid:
URL: »inferno.demonoid.com:3391/announce |
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knightry
I'm Not Fat, I'm Festively Plump
join:2002-05-06
Oviedo, FL | reply to knightry
Is the grems they referred to as the infringing url really Demonoid?
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to pipdipchip
said by pipdipchip :Damn, I thought Demonoid being a private tracker wouldn't be monitored. Luckily I haven't been downloading much lately. If an agent of the RIAA can gain access to a private tracker, they can monitor the use of that tracker.
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pipdipchip
8 Megabits A Second
Premium
join:2003-12-04
Hanover, MN | reply to nickcerda
Damn, I thought Demonoid being a private tracker wouldn't be monitored. Luckily I haven't been downloading much lately.
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jltray
join:2002-12-05
Douglasville, GA
| reply to knightry
IP Address and MAC address. Just note:
Your cable modem which obtains the primary IP address from the provider (ComCast). This is based on the MAC address in the cable modem on the cable side of the connection. Your cable modem has 2 MAC address, 1 for the cable side and 1 for the computer/network. This is required for proper routing of the packets on a network.
Just changing the MAC on a router would only effect the local network (ie your home network).
If you have duplicate MAC address on the same network LAN or WAN the packets get confused on where to go and get lost.
Also when you install a new modem you have to call ComCast and give them the MAC address for the modem for it to be put into the system. I had to go buy a new modem because someone created a spoof MAC that matched mine and it did knock us both off the system most of the time. I could not get ComCast to fix it on their end and they paid me back for the new modem. |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to Cjaiceman
said by Cjaiceman :One more thing you might want to try is changing the IP address every couple days. I expect that Comcast would still know who had which IP address. If they can't track the assigned IP address by account, they are far too incompetent, and you should consider a better ISP.
...when making up a MAC address, don't do like 11:22:33:44... If there is someone else on the same DHCP server with the same MAC address they will get confused and kick both of you off. I would think of something original, like just try typing a random assortment of letters and numbers.
Being on the same DHCP server may not be necessary. What will happen is that you, (probably both parties) will get knocked into the "Walled Garden". At least, that seems to be the case, based on a posted thread elsewhere in this forum. When cloning a MAC address, one should only use a MAC address from a piece of networking equipment in one's possession. It need not be in use on the network. An old, dead NIC, which has not been discarded, would be sufficient.
If you use ANY P2P software to transfer copyrighted files I would recommend you do this, if not then there is no need and would be wasting your time. 
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knightry
I'm Not Fat, I'm Festively Plump
join:2002-05-06
Oviedo, FL | reply to knightry
Good to know, thanks for the info. |
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Cjaiceman
Premium,MVM
join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO | reply to knightry
On 99.99% of cable modems the MAC cannot be changed by the end user, but yes, changing the MAC of the router would be sufficient to getting a new IP, as long as you reboot the modem+router AFTER you change the MAC address. |
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knightry
I'm Not Fat, I'm Festively Plump
join:2002-05-06
Oviedo, FL | reply to Cjaiceman
Would one need to change the MAC address on the cable modem to do that, or would changing the Router's MAC be sufficient to get a new IP assigned?
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Cjaiceman
Premium,MVM
join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO
·Comcast Workplace
·Comcast
| reply to knightry
One more thing you might want to try is changing the IP address every couple days. There is a trick to this, its not like DSL where a modem and router reboot will give you a new IP address. Comcast assigns IP's by MAC address, not user account. So when your router has its mac address sent to Comcast DHCP servers they give you an IP address, if you reboot the IP address doesn't change because the MAC didn't change. You will need to spoof a new mac in the router, then power cycle modem+router and you should have a new ip address. Also, when making up a MAC address, don't do like 11:22:33:44... If there is someone else on the same DHCP server with the same MAC address they will get confused and kick both of you off. I would think of something original, like just try typing a random assortment of letters and numbers.
If you use ANY P2P software to transfer copyrighted files I would recommend you do this, if not then there is no need and would be wasting your time. |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to sonny
said by sonny :Question!! These guys obviously got my ip address.If I use a router can they still get my ip? You are using a P2P file sharing application. Your IP address is known to the file sharing network. The router makes no difference. An anonymizing proxy might help; if it isn't being run by the RIAA.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
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J D McDorce
Premium
join:2001-12-29
Westland, MI
| reply to sonny
said by sonny :These guys obviously got my ip address.If I use a router can they still get my ip? In short, yes. |
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sonny
join:2005-11-26
Blaine, WA | reply to knightry
Question!!
These guys obviously got my ip address.If I use a router can they still get my ip?
Sonny |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to J D McDorce
said by J D McDorce :This is a result of the US Circuit Court December 2003 decision in RIAA v. Verizon, which ultimately led to the RIAA's current use of John Doe lawsuits to obtain information associating IP addresses with individuals. Should have been in the EFF links I posted; but, yes, that is the one.
Consequently, if the RIAA is really out to get you, there would be a postal delivery of a court-issued subpoena. That one should not be ignored.
A notice from Comcast should be taken as a TOS warning. The Comcast TOS does prohibit activity which violates copyright, and repeated complaints about the same IP address could result in a TOS action.
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Norman
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