NGOwner
join:2000-11-21
Leawood, KS
| reply to Omega
Re: A bit pricey for cable.
You don't honestly believe that Cox doesn't know what your buddy is using, do you? No router can hide one's usage from the ISP one uses. No device can.
[NG]Owner
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Canton, OH
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| that's correct; how would masking the IP do anything? the data passes through the ISP's network eventually, so they'll be able to measure it then. it is possible that this guy's network is setup to assign multiple IP's from the cable modem, which really defeats a main purpose of having a router in the first place, and the modem is acting as a switch between the LAN. in this case, your modem stats will reflect total LAN usage, both locally and to the net. in any case, the ISP can see the modem's stats, and so nothing is hid anyway.
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roadrunner is a good name for the service; i don't remember one cartoon where we actually like the rr character  |
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Omega
Displaced Ohioan
Premium
join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY
clubs:  | well, he hasn't gotten caught yet, so more power to him. |
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