Hey yall. I'm getting a new connection with Comcast, and figured I'd go the self-install route. They gave me this ridiculous software that apparently has tried to install itself along with mcafee and a bunch of other unwanted programs. I scrapped it and want to know why I can't just plug my modem in, make connection, unplug my modem from my computer, plug it into my router and make my router mimmick my MAC like I always used to do. (I haven't had broadband for the last 2 years and this used to work with Comcast.) Is there really some "golden key" that this software installs to allow me access to the internet? I find it ridiculous (I know I already said that) that I can't just use my router to control my connection like in the good old days.
