IP Address

What IP did you enter?

One other thing I should mention. When dealing with changing IP addresses you need to know more than just changing numbers. You must have some familiarity with Subnet Masks and Default Gateways. If you don't know what these are then you should not change your IP. Either, Windows will not accept your changes because they are wrong or you will not be able to communicate with your router or other PC's on the network.

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Yeah, I don't know pretty much anything about Subnet Masks or Default Gateways. However, my IP changed, I don't know if it was the release/renew I did last night or not, but I turned my modem off this morning for a second, started it back up, and now have a different IP.

Thanks everyone,

If you are using a cable/DSL modem and a router, you may wish to connect your computer directly to the cable/DSL modem. Please note that this could significantly impact your system security. This allows your ISP's DHCP to issue you a new (hopefully changed) IP address based of the (hardware) MAC address of your computer's ethernet card.

If all the above has not worked to change your IP address and you have a router, check and see if there is a "Clone MAC Address" option. Using it should change your IP address; however, you'll only be able to do it once (in most cases).

These will not work in all cases. If all else fails contact your internet service provider (ISP) and ask them if they are able to change your IP address or how long your connection needs to be off for your IP address to change.

If you trying to change your IP address because you are just trying to access web based forums you may wish to attempt to configure your internet browser to use a proxy server.