There is already pc based software out there to do this.. If the cable mso did it then it would probably be used for the tftp config files.. which wouldn't work.. the md5 passwords are encrypted, and i think implementing this would probably cause problems when the modem attempted to retrieve it's config file..
Providers can use a packetshaper.. A lot of cable co's out there already do.. They can limit the amount of traffic by ip address or by individual ports.. I've seen it used to cap all ougoing kazaa traffic to 2.5kbps on the default ports..
They could I guess use the same thing to limit the speed on each ip address to the highest service they offer.. It would be a nightmare to setup, but the most you could uncap your modem to would be the same level as the highest package that the cable co. offers.
All a mso (cable co) has to do is go into their router and look at the QoS profile table.. It has a different number for every upstream/downstream combination.. So if you are using a combination they don't offer it's pretty easy to see.. They can then locate the modem with that QoS profile and find out which customer is doing it.. But if you were to uncap your modem to say a business class speed (if this is even offered) and/or put it at the max up/down combination they probably wouldn't catch on. I used to work for Charter as a HSDT and I hacked my own modem with 10mb down 10mb up.. you still don't see those speeds.. I would get at the most 800mbps down and 600mbps up.. 1.5mb service gives about 180mbps.. then again most servers out there can't even push to you much beyond 400-600mbps.. And running any kind of game/file/etc server with an uncapped modem would be asking for it.. When the new DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 is implemented it will make all this much more difficult.. so much so that the average person wouldn't think it was worth the trouble..
I have tried scanning several licenses from NC and can't get anything to work with this site.. Multiple image formats, contrast levels, etc.. I even tried some commercial software that reads 2d codes rather than their slooow java app.. I found out that NC encodes binary data (your photo) along with the rest of the normal data.. Anyway, I got to looking at their site and if you go to the online page and save the page, then modify it so it's pointing to decode2.jsp rather than decode.jsp, the online app works..
ie:
FORM METHOD=POST ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" ACTION="http://66.93.183.118:7777/swipe/decode2.js p" Unfortunately even the online version still doesn't recognize NC id's..
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There is already pc based software out there to do this.. If the cable mso did it then it would probably be used for the tftp config files.. which wouldn't work.. the md5 passwords are encrypted, and i think implementing this would probably cause problems when the modem attempted to retrieve it's config file..
Providers can use a packetshaper.. A lot of cable co's out there already do.. They can limit the amount of traffic by ip address or by individual ports.. I've seen it used to cap all ougoing kazaa traffic to 2.5kbps on the default ports.. They could I guess use the same thing to limit the speed on each ip address to the highest service they offer.. It would be a nightmare to setup, but the most you could uncap your modem to would be the same level as the highest package that the cable co. offers.
All a mso (cable co) has to do is go into their router and look at the QoS profile table.. It has a different number for every upstream/downstream combination.. So if you are using a combination they don't offer it's pretty easy to see.. They can then locate the modem with that QoS profile and find out which customer is doing it.. But if you were to uncap your modem to say a business class speed (if this is even offered) and/or put it at the max up/down combination they probably wouldn't catch on. I used to work for Charter as a HSDT and I hacked my own modem with 10mb down 10mb up.. you still don't see those speeds.. I would get at the most 800mbps down and 600mbps up.. 1.5mb service gives about 180mbps.. then again most servers out there can't even push to you much beyond 400-600mbps.. And running any kind of game/file/etc server with an uncapped modem would be asking for it.. When the new DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 is implemented it will make all this much more difficult.. so much so that the average person wouldn't think it was worth the trouble..
I have tried scanning several licenses from NC and can't get anything to work with this site.. Multiple image formats, contrast levels, etc.. I even tried some commercial software that reads 2d codes rather than their slooow java app.. I found out that NC encodes binary data (your photo) along with the rest of the normal data.. Anyway, I got to looking at their site and if you go to the online page and save the page, then modify it so it's pointing to decode2.jsp rather than decode.jsp, the online app works.. ie: FORM METHOD=POST ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" ACTION="http://66.93.183.118:7777/swipe/decode2.js p" Unfortunately even the online version still doesn't recognize NC id's..