On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 10/17/25 4:02 PM, Henrik Ahlgren wrote: > > [email protected] writes: > > > >> From the peanut gallery: what identity changes, and what device are > you using? > >> > >> > >> > >> I have T-Mobile using the TMO-G4AR device and I don't see any identity > changing, > >> none of the gateway address (192.168.12.1) nor either the WiFi user or > admin id and > >> password. > > > > Apparently he is using a modem acting as an USB ethernet interface, that > > randomizes the MAC for some odd reason, and ends up having a different > > enx[MAC] interface name each time it is power cycled. > > > > > > Historical background: > I used to connect to the web with a 56k modem. > My ISP terminated their dial-up service. > As I wanted the capability to connect from anywhere that eliminated all > hard wired options. > Cell service was obvious. All the local providers EXCEPT T-Mobile > insisted my *ONLY* option was a smartphone(sic). The T-Mobile salesman > asked intelligent questions about what I wanted to accomplish. He sold > me a WiFi Hotspot. When I set it up I chose the option to disable WiFi. > Effectively I now have a very hi-speed modem. > I have T-Mobile Home Internet as well and the device is a router not a modem. -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀
