Changing IP addresses
I finally have it figured out and I would like to share what took me a week+ to sort out. I use Road Runner for my IPS and I have a Mac Time Capsule router. After trying to change the settings for my Mac address (and temporarily shutting down wireless Internet service for the whole house) I decided to take my modem into Time Warner and get a new one with a new Mac Address. I got home, plugged it in and .... same IP address. Bummer. I had written an email to Road Runner several days earlier about this and had no response until a couple days ago. They said that I would need to power down my modem for 48 hours to get the IP address to change. I did that and it worked. I am glad - but this is not a practical thing to do on a regular basis. While I was struggling with Road Runner last Monday, I decided to call AT&T and order a modem from them so that I would have a separate IPS to use for my eBay/PAYPAL business exclusively. I got the modem yesterday and as promised - all I have to do to change the IP address is to unplug it for a few minutes. Whew!! I have my DSL service from AT&T non-wireless so that I am less likely to forget and access an eBay account while using the Road Runner ISP. Even though both are "clean" - I don't want to link the two because I am going to set up a second eBay account with my RR service. So now I have 2 new IP addresses, Firefox browser set to delete private information with the click of a key, a new mailing address, phone number, etc....I am working on getting the financial stuff in order to set up an untraceable PAYPAL account and then I will be ready to go. This has been a lot of work but I suspect that it will go easier the second time around - and I am going to set up at least a couple new eBay accounts (shell accounts) to go to if I get tossed from my new one. Now, on to PAYPAL. I think that it is really creepy for eBay to require PAYPAL accounts for all new members. I will do whatever I can to minimize PAYPAL's part in my new eBay accounts. I have learned so much by reading Aspkins eBook and the Forum. I have filled 2 notebooks full of notes about all the new information I am getting as well as the questions I have. I have also started a notebook labeled as "IP Addresses" so that I can keep track of every IP address I use and what account I use it for. Question. Can I make myself so untraceable that it flags my accounts with eBay and/or PAYPAL?
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