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benzo · 13-07-2005, 22:36

I'm having the same problem with my AOL BB over NTL network.

I have worked out that the problem is that AOL have linked my a/c to my old laptop's mac address (the ethernet adapter's fingerprint if I am not mistaken) and thus my new laptop would always give me a 169.xxx ip. To resolve this, I've been trying to get AOL to delete my old mac address from their database so that I can register my new laptop.

If this fails (i.e., AOL customer service muck me about), I'll either:
1. Join NTL- but am worried about the 30gig cap
2. Get a wireless network and let the router clone the mac address and then just share the aol network between all the computers in my house.

13-07-2005, 22:36	#3
benzo Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2	Re: Problem after changing PC I'm having the same problem with my AOL BB over NTL network. I have worked out that the problem is that AOL have linked my a/c to my old laptop's mac address (the ethernet adapter's fingerprint if I am not mistaken) and thus my new laptop would always give me a 169.xxx ip. To resolve this, I've been trying to get AOL to delete my old mac address from their database so that I can register my new laptop. If this fails (i.e., AOL customer service muck me about), I'll either: 1. Join NTL- but am worried about the 30gig cap 2. Get a wireless network and let the router clone the mac address and then just share the aol network between all the computers in my house.