[nzlug] Telstra/linux

[stephen]

On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 09:36 +1200, Phillip Hutchings wrote:

> MAC filtering at the head end, to make sure you can't just use a
> random cable modem and someone else's IP address. I believe the IP
> address you use is tied to the MAC of the modem in some way, but you
> can certainly send non-IP4 packets over the cable network. When I was
> on cable I had much fun with BGP4+ and IPv6 between a group of us.
> Saved on traffic in the old days, but I believe the new system would
> put an end to that.

Heh, a few years ago I put an old Mac on a cable modem and discovered
someone else's Appletalk server. That was weird.