Re: chaging your @home IP address... could you take a bunch ofthem....probably... could you get something from it...maybe

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

Russell Handorf wrote:
> Jon is correct- the speed is determined via the modem. Back when
> excite@home was compromised by adrian lamo, I was privy to such access as
> well. On the computer havoc.corp.home.net there lay the 'help desk'
> interface, where the users settings were editable. I distinctly remember
> the speed being an editable option for the modems. However the only way, to
> my current knowledge, it to edit this information on the ISP side- still. I

Ultimately, if the box is in your house, it's only a matter of how much 
time you want to spend hacking it, and the agreement between yourself and 
your provider.

I do believe that many cable providers will allow their customers to
buy their own docsis compliant modems, no?  I understand the config file
will come
from the ISP, of course.  Well, the original config file...

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