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Retired_Member
Dec 01, 2015change MAC address on N450
I added to a year+ old post but it looks like it didn't update, so I apologize if this is double posted somehow. Can you manually change the MAC on this device? I could with my very old router, b...
vkdelta
Dec 01, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
Is this a N450 cable modem router?
- Retired_MemberDec 01, 2015
yes
- vkdeltaDec 01, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
if you are thinking about HFC CM MAC, It is not changeable.
all the ISP provisioning is done based on CM MAC.
- Retired_MemberDec 01, 2015
Sorry, I don't know what that means.
In the Vonage router, I go in to the settings, change the MAC. Unplug. Replug and the ISP generates a new IP.
Can I do that with this router? If not, do you have a product that can?
Secondly..... If I use the new router with the old set up, why do I get dial tone in Vonage but no network connectivity?