ip address

dubman25

Hi just trying to find out is there any way i can change my ip address???

AlmightyCushion

http://whatismyipaddress.com/

Enjoy!

dubman25

wow is all i can say but they all seem to charge...:cool:

PogMoThoin

What type of broadband do you have?

dubman25

comes from the wall from "smart telecom"

Karoma

Unplug your router for 48hrs+

AlmightyCushion

Just realised you want to change your ip address. Sorry thought you wanted to see your ip address. Man, I'm way to hungover today.

Jonathan

You could go through a proxy to get around a forum ban

Overheal

i ran across some web program that gives you a US IP a couple months ago but i neglected to post it because it required a subscription fee, and there was a download cap on it >_> cant remember the name

dubman25

without doing it for 48 hours ???

Stamen

I don't think you can actually change it. But you can use a proxy that will mask it. Basically you're putting your connection through another computer.
Your computer > another computer > website.

Just Google "free proxy list"

Karoma

dubman25 wrote: »

without doing it for 48 hours ???

24hrs might do it. 48hrs would be preferable.

Jonathan

Use Tor.

Standard Toaster

Generally, rebooting your DSL router will get you a new IP.
Works 80% of the time for me. Do it from the routers web gui

dubman25

dont have a reuter as it comes from the wall "connection" and also tried unplugging it for 20 hours and it didnt work

stevire

Goto Start -> Run, type cmd

in the console enter the following

Ipconfig /release
Ipconfig /flushdns
Ipconfig /renew

should give you a brand spanking new IP!!
Then you can make the new IP static if needs be...

dubman25

when i type the first ipconfig/release do i press enter to drop down or ???

stevire

Yeah, after each line of command press Enter and let it run.. Once finished it'll bring you back to C:\ or whereever you intially entered the command... Then run the second one etc etc..

Ipconfig /release [ENTER]
Ipconfig /flushdns [ENTER]
Ipconfig /renew [ENTER]

Should also be a space between ipconfig and the "/" no space afterwards for the command!

dubman25

tried it and its clearing and all that but its still the same ip???

Jonathan

stevire wrote: »

Yeah, after each line of command press Enter and let it run.. Once finished it'll bring you back to C:\ or whereever you intially entered the command... Then run the second one etc etc..

Ipconfig /release [ENTER]
Ipconfig /flushdns [ENTER]
Ipconfig /renew [ENTER]

Should also be a space between ipconfig and the "/" no space afterwards for the command!

Correct me if I'm wrong but will this not just renew the LAN IP rather than the WAN IP?

stevire

jmccrohan wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong but will this not just renew the LAN IP rather than the WAN IP?

I thought that was what the OP wanted?? Are we looking for a renewal of the routers IP or the PC? The above will renew the PC i.e LAN as you said...

Edit: I see he hasn't got a router... an IP address is leased to you by your ISP. Once the lease is expired a new IP address is issued to you. Long story short, its up to the ISP to change your WAN IP.

BKtje

dont have a reuter as it comes from the wall "connection" and also tried unplugging it for 20 hours and it didnt work

You'll have a router somewhere. When the cable comes out of the wall what does it go into before it connects into your pc? That would be your router*

Ip addresses expire** after a certain amount of time which can usually be seen on your router. There is no way to force it to expire without the ISP's help that i am aware of. I'd suggest contacting your service provider and asking how long the lease of the ip lasts or begging them to change it for you (not very likely).

*This is assuming a home network with DSL over a phone line and a non internal pc router.
**Usually. Business customers usually are assigned an ip address just for them to use. This is called a static ip while ones that change periodically are called Dynamic ip's

Jonathan

stevire wrote: »

I thought that was what the OP wanted?? Are we looking for a renewal of the routers IP or the PC? The above will renew the PC i.e LAN as you said...

Edit: I see he hasn't got a router... an IP address is leased to you by your ISP. Once the lease is expired a new IP address is issued to you. Long story short, its up to the ISP to change your WAN IP.

Why would a user need to change a LAN IP address? if anything most people want a static LAN IP - either by dhcp mac filtering or by setting up a static one normally.

Can you think of any reason for changing a LAN IP address??

Cuddlesworth

jmccrohan wrote: »

Why would a user need to change a LAN IP address? if anything most people want a static LAN IP - either by dhcp mac filtering or by setting up a static one normally.

Can you think of any reason for changing a LAN IP address??

IP conflicts.

Jonathan

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

IP conflicts.

You wont get ip conficts assuming they are dished out via dhcp. I doubt the op has statics set up on the network if he is asking how to change an ip.

macrubicon

OP - with some ISP's they usually will dish you out the same IP even via DHCP - it all forms part of their monitoring of their kit on your site ( not sure about Smart )

Why would you want to change it as an aside... most of us "dynamic" guys would love a static ip... and there may be another way around what you want to do

Plan B would be to post the query on Smart's tech. forum as their admins are quite active over there ( or is that heresy ? )