Ken Schneider wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: "Paul W. Abrahams" <abrahams@acm.org>
[My] hostname follows the form of "CPE<computer mac>-CM<modem mac>.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com". Since neither the computer nor cable modem macs change, the host name is permanent.
As I noted in a previous post, my hostname has a different form, though still related to my MAC address:
You: "CPE<computer mac>-CM<modem mac>.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com Me: h<modem MAC>.ne.client2.attbi.com.
Is that because I'm on Comcast and you're on Rogersnet (or whatever your ISP is called)?
Yes this is because you are with Comcast. They have your MAC address to track your usage and incorporate it into a -hostname- they assign to you. I know of no other ISP that does this.
Well, as I mentioned earlier, Rogers also does that.
It is not a hostname from your MAC address only used there by Comcast.
Ken