Changing

Liquiddragon · 08-21-2006, 10:10 PM

Can someone offer me assistance on how to change my ip address? I am using a connection from a wireless NETGEAR router. My ISP is Sonic

neomatrix · 08-21-2006, 11:52 PM

Are you trying to change the public address the apears to others online, or the private ip address the is assigned to your computer?

Liquiddragon · 08-21-2006, 11:55 PM

The address in public.

neomatrix · 08-22-2006, 07:55 AM

unless you have a static address, you should be able to reboot your modem and that will change your public address.

**johnwill** · 08-22-2006, 09:29 AM

Actually, it's not that easy to change a public IP address, and your ISP is the one in control of that. I have reset my modem any number of times, including a two day power outage here, and I've had the same IP address for months.

Liquiddragon · 08-22-2006, 11:10 AM

Yeah, I have a static and not a dynamic ip address so power cycling my router won't work. Using the cmd commands ipconfig /release and ipconfig / renew don't work either. Will I have a new ip address if I change my MAC address? I have two wireless adapters at home. I could use the other one.

**johnwill** · 08-22-2006, 03:16 PM

Only if you change the MAC address of the broadband modem.

Ericunicast · 08-23-2006, 06:45 AM

ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew only work with dynamic settings. releasing a static IP is worthless. Try switching to a different modem, as stated above. A new MAC address usually forces a new IP address with the ISP.

**johnwill** · 08-23-2006, 07:45 AM

Releasing and renewing an IP normally won't even work for dynamic IP addresses, unless you also wait for the lease time to expire. The DHCP server will normally just give you back the same address.

Ericunicast · 08-23-2006, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnwill

Releasing and renewing an IP normally won't even work for dynamic IP addresses, unless you also wait for the lease time to expire. The DHCP server will normally just give you back the same address.

i apologize, that is what i meant///

/// unless of course, another workstation in the network is using the same command and picks up the available IP address, but once again, this does not affect the exterior IP address originally assigned by the ISP to the modems MAC.

Liquiddragon · 08-23-2006, 08:20 PM

I only have 1 wireless router...

08-21-2006, 10:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Liquiddragon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	Changing Can someone offer me assistance on how to change my ip address? I am using a connection from a wireless NETGEAR router. My ISP is Sonic

08-21-2006, 11:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
neomatrix Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, Ms Posts: 91 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 My System	Are you trying to change the public address the apears to others online, or the private ip address the is assigned to your computer? __________________ Every thing That Has A Beginning, Has An End.

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neomatrix Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, Ms Posts: 91 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 My System	unless you have a static address, you should be able to reboot your modem and that will change your public address. __________________ Every thing That Has A Beginning, Has An End.

08-22-2006, 09:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,623 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Actually, it's not that easy to change a public IP address, and your ISP is the one in control of that. I have reset my modem any number of times, including a two day power outage here, and I've had the same IP address for months. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

08-22-2006, 11:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Liquiddragon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	Yeah, I have a static and not a dynamic ip address so power cycling my router won't work. Using the cmd commands ipconfig /release and ipconfig / renew don't work either. Will I have a new ip address if I change my MAC address? I have two wireless adapters at home. I could use the other one. Last edited by Liquiddragon; 08-22-2006 at 11:23 AM.

08-21-2006, 11:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Liquiddragon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	The address in public.

08-22-2006, 03:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,623 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Only if you change the MAC address of the broadband modem. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

08-23-2006, 06:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ericunicast Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 99 OS: win2000	ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew only work with dynamic settings. releasing a static IP is worthless. Try switching to a different modem, as stated above. A new MAC address usually forces a new IP address with the ISP.

08-23-2006, 07:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,623 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Releasing and renewing an IP normally won't even work for dynamic IP addresses, unless you also wait for the lease time to expire. The DHCP server will normally just give you back the same address. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

08-23-2006, 08:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Liquiddragon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	I only have 1 wireless router...