169 ip address and MAC spoofing

[wafer_style]

My braodband is down for 2 days . I came to know that the ip address of my pc is 169.x.x.x , now i am using a cable modem , win xp as the OS on my PC and an usb conenction . I tried to check the ip taking the coax out of the modem and i found 192.x.x.x . ON putting the coax back and resetting the modem the ip address goes down to 169.x.x.x . I do not have an option to get it done via ethernet . I think that it's a case of duplicate mac addresses. Now the point is how can i go ahead and spoof the MAC ADDRESS on the usb port . As far as i am aware of the mac addess on the usb card is infact the mac address of the modem with the last digit being incremented by 1 . HELP.....

cheers,
wafer:rolleyes:

[Stuart]

wafer_style, :welcome: to the forum. I suspect you will need to call Faults to rectify the problem, as it sounds like either something has happened to your account, or the modem is on the way out.

[wafer_style]

well stuart , i know that changing the mac address will help me to get a valid ip address from the DHCP server . So i think if i try to install an enet card and get the right set of enet drivers i shall be able to get a valid ip.

[shin0r]

well stuart , i know that changing the mac address will help me to get a valid ip address from the DHCP server . So i think if i try to install an enet card and get the right set of enet drivers i shall be able to get a valid ip.


I think you're confused; do yourself (and us) a favour and log a fault with CS.

[englishpaul]

well stuart , i know that changing the mac address will help me to get a valid ip address from the DHCP server . So i think if i try to install an enet card and get the right set of enet drivers i shall be able to get a valid ip.

Your registered MAC address is that of your cablemodem/set top box, nothing to do with your ethernet card.

As previously mentioned, ring Tech Support 0871 225 1111.

HTH.

:)