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Changing your IP address
 

Hello everyone..

This is a great site for learning... But I,m sorta stuck when it comes to changing my IP address. I'm using a linksys wireless router with cable modem and when I connect the cable modem directly to the computer and when I unplug the modem and wait a few minutes I do get a new IP address. Ok the problem is when i reconnect the router it goes back to the old IP address :confused: . Does any one have a guide on HOW TO change IP address ???

Also I say in one of the forums thread (think I can find it now) HOW to get back on eBay using a new name,address,and phone # ect.......Can anyone point me in that direction ??

I even tried using HIDE MY IP and using a ⊗⊗⊗⊗ IP address but that sucked it didn't work I got suspended within 2 days.

thanks Guys and keep up the great work..

Mrtag;)

dont use proxies (like hide my ip) they suck

unplug the cable modem from the router, and unplug it from the wall
at the back of the router should be a tiny pinhole button, get a pin and hold it for 5 seconds to fully reset the router. then plug the cable modem back into router and plug it into the wall.

if this doesent work then you will have to call up your isp to get a new ip. if they cant give you a new ip, you will have to use dialup or vpn

This type of question comes up ALOT!!

And it's beating to death in the forums. Read people read!

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Aspkin.. ANY CHANCE.. for someone (you)??
to develop a "Dongle" to go on ones pc, to automatically change the i.p.??
--Is there such an animal? IF so, I think it would really sell..:))

well, hide my ip is working fine with ebay as far as i know ?!

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I think with the variety of modems around.. this would be fairly difficult.. plus anything you might get from a dongle.. could be downloaded so it would be better as a site. there's sites out there that give customisation tips on your particular router or modem.....

I think mrtag might want to check if the ip he's getting when he plugs in the router isn't in fact a local IP being broadcast internally...e.g. is it along the lines 192.xxx.xxx.xxx or 255.xxx.xxx.xxx or even 10.10.10.xxx

also.. the other info you need mrtag is elsewhere on the eff oh are oh ems

I don't know yet. I was traumatized.:o Haven't touched that Ebay account since. But haven't received any notifications from them so far. I don't even know what to do with that account anymore. It will probably just be a part of the fading memory.

Quick thought for all of you. Suppose E-Bay IS tracking IP Addresses. If you go to a library and sign up for a different e-bay account, and just suppose some who got booted also signed up at the same computer in the library, do the boot you? No because if they did that half the country would get booted. I have been doing computers for a long time and they can track your ip address but that doesn't mean alot because they can't pinpoint it to anything more than a city set by the isp. Who's to say if I have 30 accounts on the same IP that I'm not signing up from a dorm computer at a college? Where they are getting you is COOKIES! I use ccleaner EVERYTIME. (Ask again from a previous post) HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SUSPENDED FOR IP ADDRESS? most likely not, screwed up some other way. ALL mine were this case!!

updated see the link...
ask-leo.com/getting_all_worked_up_over_ip_tracing.html

i don't think thats true ! please read this forum here in more detail for evidence.
people get suspended for ip issues all the time... be lucky if you weren't affected yet.
if there are 30 different people with 30 different ebay accounts using a university computer with the same IP and then the ebay software links this ip to a suspended account, then there is indeed a good chance that all 30 (innocent) users get suspended! ebay doesn't care if half the country gets suspended!

i've once complained on the paypal hotline about my limitation and said that there must be many thousand random limitations every day and the paypal guy confirmed that there are indeed many thousand limitations every day...

good point modee that's what I said with one exception. EBAY CAN'T tell if the ip is a public one or not! That is not public info your ISP isn't allowed to tell that unless court ordered (remember Napster? the music industry wanted all the names of people downloading music, wanted judge to release the ip addresses with names) But as you said it is a starting point for suspension.

Will a new router take care of the IP problem?

Many say the ip is base on the MAC number on the router

I am going to go get another router and see if that will change it

I just use neighbors wifi :D

u can change the ip by cloneing the MAC address in your router. there is a opition in the set up page

okay, working hard at this and maybe getting somewhere. But I need to clarify something first.
Why is there a difference between the IP address that shows up at ipburger and the IP address when I do the ipconfig thing? Which is the one that should be changing and how much should they be changing? If the ipconfig only changes the numbers after the last .dot, is that good enough?

I think I got my question answered on another thread. IP address shown by ipburger.com is the one I am to be concerned about changing. IP address showing up when I do the ipconfig thing is the one my router assigns....right? So, just unplugging my modem for a short time gives me a new IP on the ipburger.com, which is all I'm trying to get, right? No need to reply, unless I'm not getting that right.

your with AOL? if so i dunno :p

Not with aol, if that question directed towards me.

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1) Open internet browser
2) type "192.168.1.1" without " " in navigation bar
3) leave user BLANK and type "admin" without " " as password
4) Look for MAC ADDRESS settings tab, if you cannot find it, try looking under advanced settings
5) Once located, enable MAC ADDRESS cloning if needed, then change the LAST TWO boxes using letters A-F then numbers 0-9. For example "A2" or "C3"
6) Click SAVE
7) Go to your MODEM and click/hold the RESET button on the back of it for a second or so.
8) Wait a minute or so and you should have fully functioning internet with a new public ip address.


IMPORTANT: If for some reason (this has never happened to me) your internet does not-reactivate, DO NOT PANIC. Just unplug your modem and router for a couple seconds, then replug them back in to reset them to factory defaults.


I did this an the internet did not pop right back up. So, I powered off the modem and routher, powered back up, went to ipburger, and BAM!, new ip address!


TYTYTY!!

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fyi -- i tried it once more (just to try it) and it WORKED w/o having to power off! :)

ip addresses
 

I use wireless and everytime i have to connect to the internet and each time it comes with a different ip address sometimes it can be similar by only having a couple different numbers at the end and sometimes completely different. Will it matter if say the ip address was nearly the same just with say a 7 instead of a 6 at the end or wil it have to be quite different if you get what i mean? Also its the client ip address that matters not the server ip right? Im not too technical on these things as you can probably tell