Changing your IP address: Verizon FiOS

[jmag91]

Has anyone else done this?

1. Log in using your IP in the URL bar.
2. Log into your Verizon account using username and password.
3. Going to 'Network Connections'
4. Go to settings on your Broadband connection.
5. Release DHCP Lease
6. Turn off router.
7. Wait 15 mins.
8. Reboot and boom, NEW IP ADDRESS!


but....

I've tried this for the last two days, and have had NO success what-so-ever.

It used to be work perfectly every time, now I'm wondering if they have changed something, or only allow a certain amount of IP changes.


Is anyone else experiencing this, or have you in the past?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

[Lmorgan6]

I just turn my router off at night. The leased IP gets released back into the pool of IPs and in the morning I turn it back on and I have a new IP. NOT THE FASTEST WAY BUT IT WORKS. I think about 2-3 hours will do it though. Cheers

[jmag91]

Originally Posted by Lmorgan6

I just turn my router off at night. The leased IP gets released back into the pool of IPs and in the morning I turn it back on and I have a new IP. NOT THE FASTEST WAY BUT IT WORKS. I think about 2-3 hours will do it though. Cheers

Hey thanks!

I'll give that a try tonight!

I appreciate it.

[rookprop]

Yeah. I did that router thing over night. Got a new IP address. Thought I was good and find out, a week later, I was using the old IP address again. That lazyness screwed me out of 2 accounts linking up to others

[jmag91]

Originally Posted by rookprop

Yeah. I did that router thing over night. Got a new IP address. Thought I was good and find out, a week later, I was using the old IP address again. That lazyness screwed me out of 2 accounts linking up to others

Wait what do you mean?
Like you had a new one but it went back to the original IP after awhile?