Can't authenticate in South Korea

Hi,

I setup my router and it is working beautifully. The problem is that,
with the ISP I'm using in Korea, I'm expected to log in with supplied
credentials on a webpage before I can start surfing. When I hook up a
computer for the first time and browse to http://www.google.ca, i get
redirected to their login page where I then authenticate and then am
able to browse. But when I hook my router up, I can't enter those
credentials on the webpage the router is being directed to.

It is a cable line, and name servers and the gateway are being
registered when I use DHCP.

Anyone have any ideas??

Thanks,

Chris

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> It is a cable line, and name servers and the gateway are being
> registered when I use DHCP.

There seem to be two different kinds of cable authentication in the US.
They both capture the MAC address of the device that is authorized to
connect. On the more popular type, there is no manual registration. If
you turn the cable modem and your router off for about 10 minutes, then
turn on the modem, let it sync, and then turn on the router and let it
sync, it may be authorized.

On the other type, manual authentication is required. Typically, this is
performed by opening a browser to a captive portal web page from the
primary PC, hooked directly to the cable modem. Any web page opened is
redirected to the registration page (just like at many WiFi hotspots).

Later, when you connect your router, the MAC isn't the same, and the router
has no way to present the redirected page to your PC on the other side of
the router. You could call the cable ISP and tell them you want to connect
a router. They will ask for the MAC of the WAN side of the router, and
register it.

Or you could access the registration page through the router, if you know
the address. Some cable techs know the address, so that they can do the
initial registration with a router in place. I made note of the IP address
the tech used, but I see that the name is available with a Google search of
mediacom registration url. Maybe you could find yours.

Or you could "clone" the MAC address of the PC that is already registered
with the cable company into the router. You didn't say what router you
have. Some have a place to manually enter the MAC address that you want to
present, some will read the MAC address of the PC you are using and offer
to use that.


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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

On Jan 19, 9:52 am, d...@07.usenet.us.com wrote:
> hardi...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > It is a cable line, and name servers and the gateway are being
> > registered when I use DHCP.
>
> There seem to be two different kinds of cable authentication in the US.
> They both capture the MAC address of the device that is authorized to
> connect. On the more popular type, there is no manual registration. If
> you turn the cable modem and your router off for about 10 minutes, then
> turn on the modem, let it sync, and then turn on the router and let it
> sync, it may be authorized.
>
> On the other type, manual authentication is required. Typically, this is
> performed by opening a browser to a captive portal web page from the
> primary PC, hooked directly to the cable modem. Any web page opened is
> redirected to the registration page (just like at many WiFi hotspots).
>
> Later, when you connect your router, the MAC isn't the same, and the router
> has no way to present the redirected page to your PC on the other side of
> the router. You could call the cable ISP and tell them you want to connect
> a router. They will ask for the MAC of the WAN side of the router, and
> register it.
>
> Or you could access the registration page through the router, if you know
> the address. Some cable techs know the address, so that they can do the
> initial registration with a router in place. I made note of the IP address
> the tech used, but I see that the name is available with a Google search of
> mediacom registration url. Maybe you could find yours.
>
> Or you could "clone" the MAC address of the PC that is already registered
> with the cable company into the router. You didn't say what router you
> have. Some have a place to manually enter the MAC address that you want to
> present, some will read the MAC address of the PC you are using and offer
> to use that.
>
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> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

Thanks for the advice, it is greatly appreciated. I don't speak
Korean, so I'll see if I can figure out the third option.

Regards,

Chris

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Thanks for the advice, it is greatly appreciated. I don't speak
> Korean, so I'll see if I can figure out the third option.

I wouldn't think that should be too much of a problem, as long as the
router has a non-Korean equivalent. You should be able to stare and
compare between the options that you have and an English User Guide.
You could even try the Google Toolbar Translator, which gives sporadic
results translating the javascript-driven pages on my Netgear router.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5