NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to Cjaiceman
Re: DMCA Violation
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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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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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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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| 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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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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anon232323
@twtelecom.net | I got the letter too this morning from demonoid:
URL: »inferno.demonoid.com:3391/announce |
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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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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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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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K Patterson
Premium,MVM
join:2006-03-12
Columbus, OH | I was respponding to jltray, not anon232323.
kip |
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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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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| 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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