Yes i believe so, i did manage to fix the problem by unplugging the modem. Not sure why a modem would require MAC addresses to match but it does.Does your modem hand out DHCP or did you forget to setup a PPPoE-Client on the Mikrotik?
Yes, this was the problem, thanks.This a cable modem? When you change the attached device, you need to either clone the MAC from the current one, or just reboot the modem.
So the cable companies can charge you for additional IP addresses.Yes i believe so, i did manage to fix the problem by unplugging the modem. Not sure why a modem would require MAC addresses to match but it does.Does your modem hand out DHCP or did you forget to setup a PPPoE-Client on the Mikrotik?
Wow, i didn't know that; that's shady. Recently i upgraded my internet and they gave us a new modem the last modem did not do this.So the cable companies can charge you for additional IP addresses.Yes i believe so, i did manage to fix the problem by unplugging the modem. Not sure why a modem would require MAC addresses to match but it does.Does your modem hand out DHCP or did you forget to setup a PPPoE-Client on the Mikrotik?
The modem will only allow the first MAC address seen to get an IP address. It doesn't matter what it is .. just the first. That's why a new device with a different MAC requires a modem reboot, to clear out the old one. Or, if you clone, then the new device looks just like the old one ... and no modem reboot is required.