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Questions:
What is your operating system and version. Don't just tell me windows. What flavor?
Did you actually change the MAC on the ethernet adapter in the laptop yet?

I'm running windows vista basic home edition. How would I change the MAC on the ethernet adapter? Lol, not a clue what that is. I followed the instructions given by MR JOSH in the first post in this thread... but really, that's about as much as I know about any of the Ip changing stuff...

That method doesn't work for me. It only changes my local IP. It didn't change my external IP (the one that ebay and everyone else sees). External IP stays the same for me.

Probably won't work for you or anyone else, either. If not, there's a better way anyhow.

But... You can try this. But be sure that the external address has changed before you just go waltzing into ebay or anywhere else.

0) IP Burger - What is my IP Address? Find Your IP Address! and write that number down.
1) Go to the start menu, click on run and type CMD
SKIP THIS it's unnecessary 2) Type in IPCONFIG
this is your internal address and useless to you 3) That is the current IP address (assuming you dont have a routed hooked up)
skip this because it don't matter 4) Now you are going to type IPCONFIG/RELEASE
5) Go to Start menu, My Network Places, Click on Network Connections in the left menu, Right click on your internet connection (It may be Local Area Connection, something to that affect)...anyways, right click and disable (same as IPCONFIG/RELEASE) then right click and select properties
6) Now select Internet Protocal (TCP/IP) and select properties
7) Choose Use the following IP address and type in the following:
IP ADDRESS: 192.168.11.100
Then just click on the Subnet Mask and it will fill it in
8) Next Click OK to close that window and then OK on the other window
9) It will take a couple seconds and then once you are able to, click back on properties for the Internet Protocal (TCP/IP) and select Obtain An IP Address Automatically
9a) Click OK and OK. Then right click the adapter and enable it
skip this 10) Click OK and OK to close those windows and now go back to the CMD prompt and type in ipconfig/all
skip this 11) As you will see, the IP has changed!!!
9b) IP Burger - What is my IP Address? Find Your IP Address! and see if the number is different
12) Now this is the COOL part, you can copy that information (you will need IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and the DNS Servers) and mark it down for one of your eBay accounts.....When you want to go back to that IP, you just go back to the properties section of the Internet Protocal (TCP/IP) and type in all of that information that you wrote down...BOOM....you are at that IP again (dont believe me, then go to Find My IP Address - Lookup)
13)You can easliy switch between IPs this way and you dont even have to unplug the modem!!!!

Actually, for Windows Fistya, it would go more like this:

0. IP Burger - What is my IP Address? Find Your IP Address! to see what you current EXTERNAL IP is
1. Click Start
2. Click All Programs expand the Accessories menu
3. In the Accessories menu, Right Click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator
4. Type ipconfig /release and hit enter
5. Click Start, Control Panel, and open Network and Sharing Center. Depending on your view, you may have to click Network and Internet before you see the Network and Sharing Center icon
6. From the Tasks menu on the left, choose Manage Network Connections
7. Find and Right click on the active Local Area Connection and choose Properties (If you’re hit with a UAC prompt, choose Continue)
8. Double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
9. Click on Use the following IP address
10. Enter a false IP like 123.123.123.123
11. Press Tab and the Subnet Mask section will populate with default numbers
12. Hit OK twice
13. Right click the active Local Area Connection again and choose Properties
14. Double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
15. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically
16. Hit OK twice
16a. back to the command prompt - ipconfig /renew
16b. exit command prompt
17. IP Burger - What is my IP Address? Find Your IP Address! to see if you have a new EXTERNAL IP address

Followed your instructions vic and it didn't change the IP for me. And using windows vista home addition. Cable modem with linksys BEFW11S4 router.

Actually, as stated above, those weren't my instructions and I noted that they were pretty much DUD anyhow. Only changes LAN IP for me and just about everyone else, not the WAN IP. Post 84, third actual line of text. See? NO GO. The instructions were from Post 1 quite a while ago and not likely valid.

For YOU:

probably http://192.168.1.1
username: admin
password: admin (or blank or password - unless YOU changed it)

Go to the upper bar and look for the MAC option. May have to click Advanced or Setup to get the next bar. Maybe not. Different hardware revisions and firmware updates affect how the screen looks. So find MAC and change something in there. Then save the settings. Don't reboot the router. Reboot the cable modem. Voila!

BTW that is a very old router. I bought mine back in I think 2001. Maybe before that even. Ugly beast but I don't have the heart to take it out back and shoot it. (quick tip for you - the WAN port is maxxed out at a very low speed. if you have higher than 5MB internet, plug into a LAN socket, not WAN - if you do, you need new IP instructions. PM me.)

http://www.myotherdrive.com/dyn/file...i/Im000542.jpg

Hi- Even though this was posted in January of 2008, if applied correctly, will it still work? Thanks!

So far, the OP version doesn't work. And the equivalent commands for Windows Fistya aren't producing results either. So far.

Finally got it to work after watching the video below.


Only thing I did was after applying the clone mac address I, powered down router then modem (at least 1 minute) then powered up the modem then the router. It worked great and IP address changed.

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:noidea: I don't know what to do! I still keep getting the SAME message "The requested operation requires elevation" I can't even get past that to release the ip :smash:

Proudpapa, you don't have to power down the router. Only the modem.

Eye Candy Lingerie, you don't have to release the IP. You can skip the parts in command prompt (1,2,3,4,16a,16b) because they do nothing at all. There is another way which I'm POSITIVE works and involves less steps. You have to run an app called MacMakeUP.exe and you have to know which device on the app list belongs to your network connection. You select it, you click the 'Random' button. You may need to restart your computer, you may not. If you want to try it, let me know.

Proudpapa use this video its much better
my only problem is figering out what linksys router he's useing that dosent require unplug the modem and router then repluing it to get a new ip. Mine u have to unplug and its a PITA i think its cause i got a older one. I would like to get a newer one but i want to make sure it works for this before buying it.

I have (1) BEFSR41 v2, (1) BEFW11S4 v3, (7) WRT54G (v1 up to v4), and (2) WRT54GL routers. None of them have to be rebooted or have the DHCP refreshed after a MAC change. Only the modem needs a reboot.

Some other brands of router do require one step to avoid a reboot. Release DHCP in the router panel and then Renew DHCP after 5 seconds. Then reboot the modem.

For people who keep their router tucked away in a closet, an attic, or the basement, it's helpful NOT to have to reboot the router every time.

It works the same way for people who connect their modem direct to the NIC. Release and Renew the DHCP for the NIC from command prompt. Or disable and re-enable the NIC from network settings in control panel or device manager. Any of those will work fine. Avoids having to restart the whole 'puter.

Mine is a linksys WRT54G and it has DCHP release and renew but after i put in the clone mac and hit save i can hit DCHP release then wait and wait and wait and hit renew and nothing! i still got to unplug the modem and the router then wait till modem boots up then plug in my router then it works again with new ip address.

so vicvelcro u dont have to do all this? u can simply keep your router put away and do everything from the routers setup page?

whats the newest router u got that dose this?

You release the DHCP, then Renew. While it is trying to renew, you reboot modem. when modem is back up, DHCP is high. It's the order you are doing it in.

3 of my routers are almost a mile from here. I can't go unplug them just any old time. I got a remote circuit to do the modems and the routers never turn off.

The newest I have is a wrt54g v4. I won't by a v5 or newer. They run vxworks instead of linux and the ram was cut 75% on the newer ones.

I'm thinking yours sounds like a v5 - v8 or even a GS.

Yes very good video thank you! Do you know if have multiple wireless connections (ie 2 or more computers) has any affect on the process of obtaining a new ip?

I have a BEFW11S4 v4. Thanks for the info vic!

Re: Post 97

You can have up to 253 devices connected to that router (if it don't catch on fire) and still have no trouble getting a WAN IP.

ok so i put the mac in first then hit save settings then i release the DHCP, then Renew then reboot the modem like turning the power off and back on on my modem. or do i goto CMD prompt and do it

Hmmm, I wonder why then once I use MAC cloning that my wireless connection (and only mine) intermittently goes down and I have to reboot the modem. That's odd that no other machines have connection problems.

I'm logging into the router from my laptop but only mine is affected.

Put in MAC
Save settings
Release DHCP
Renew DHCP and reboot modem while router is trying to renew
Modem comes on and router DHCP goes HIGH (grabs the modem)
Good To Go.

If your router/modem does not work with that method, you have a vxworks router with only 2meg of RAM instead of the Linux routers with 8meg or more RAM.

You have a device/mac collision or not all of your TCP/IP settings complement.

Close any apps that use the internet
Open cmd and type ipconfig /flushdns
Open your network connections from control panel
disable every network device then enable them
check properties for each network device and make sure all the TCP/IPs are set for obtain automatically or if you need them set manually, check that they are all in the same range but that no 2 are identical

Do that on each computer that uses the router.

Better than 90% odds that will cure your problem.
Some day you owe me a beer or a game of pool.

SON OF A GUN VIC..... followed your steps exactly and worked right away. Didn't have any previous troubles, only rebooted the modem during DHCP renew. PERFECT man thank you. Now I'll wait and see if
connection disruption during the day. I really appreciate your time and input vic.

vic, if you're ever in arizona let me know. we'll do that beer and pool buddy!

Dagnapit so i still have to unplug the modem eather way :mad2: to get a new ip address. I was hopeing there was a way that didnt involve unpluging the modem or router to get a new ip as neather one of mine have power off buttons.

I plug the router and modem in one of those multi plug things and just switch it off then on.

Yeah thats what im doing now but the bootup time is like 30 to 45 secs and i have to change ips alot each day cause sale ebay accounts. and have muilt ebay accounts going of my own.

I've been having issues resetting my cable modem since switching service, so hopefully this does the trick.

:juggle:

Can't do it....tryied several times. What an I missing! Ugh! I have a cable connection, but still gives me the same address....no router.

sorry about typos....super frustrated today. Stupid Ebay... *sigh*

I'll be damned....I unplug my modem and I STILL get the same IP! Why's that? I thought it was supposed to be different?

you got to have a router for it to work. unless u can somehow clone your mac address in your modem which i read somewhere u could but its alot more complex.

Just look for you a linksys router there $50 for a new one or check crigslist i see them there for like $25

Also net gear has a refurb one for $12 shipped but i dont know if u can clone the mac on a netgear router

You can change the IP on your NIC, if you connect direct to the modem. You can buy a cheap linksys from newegg, buy.com, or even tiger direct. Just watch for a sale price. If you don't see one on sale, wait a week.

I can mod all sorts of hardware. If anyone needs a custom solution, PM me with what you have and I'll give you a free solution if one exists. If none exists, I'll quote you a price.

Also, there's a way to change IP without rebooting anything - which works for some hardware combos. I have ONE setup here that can be done like that. Well, it's not onsite. Since it works so well, I have it um offsite. Heh.

If you don't change the MAC of the device your modem plugs IN TO, your IP won't change.

Changing MAC in the modem won't make any difference. It has to be the MAC of the upstream device (router or NIC). - unless you have a modem with sum er custom tweaks.

I think I maybe see YOUR problem. Are you cloning a MAC from another part of your system?

You can't use the same MAC twice in the same router. Don't CLONE. Enter a random MAC address.

If your wireless MAC in the router is the same as the WAN MAC in the router, you get collisions.

Lots of outdated and invalid info in the thread. Sooooo...

Started a whole new thread for the "cable modem with router" folks. Look here http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-tr...ble-modem.html

For those without router, I'll be making a thread for that too. I'll post back here when it is done.

For those plugging the modem right into the ethernet adapter...

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-tr...-your-nic.html

If you have a lynksys router get the # for your router to get inside it. Mine is 192.168.1.1, then press mac clone, then change one digit on a few of them on the right for now. Then press save settings ONLY! Then press continue when it says successful, then press status then press IP address release then press IP address renew. Then shut off router and modems ( I have it setup with a multi-plug) for a few seconds you get a new one. If you play around with it and go to a IP site that has a map you can get pretty far off towns in your state.

Plus you can get those ethernet to usb port plugin thing that goes into the front of your pc then your ethernet wire that goes to your router or modem. they are cheap on ebay and they come with drivers. Each one gives you a new IP.