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Question regarding previously used IPs + Idea
 

I just read the eBay Stealth book, which made some questions clear for me.

First of allThere's still something I thought of, that I couldn't find an answer to:

Suppose I have one live eBay account the I've been using for some time. Obviously, I've been logging in with various IPs, since I have a dynamic IP internet connection.
It is mentioned in the book that about 5% of the time, your provider will give you an IP address that you already used sometime in the past.

Here's my question:
When I open a new account the proper "stealth way" (new Windows user, etc.), how can I be sure that it won't receive any of my past IP numbers, that are linked to my other account?

BTW, I thought of another way to use stealth accounts - let me know what you think:
Find a friend\relative who has a computer, and install a remote assistance application, like LogMeIn, PCAnywhere, etc.
Install a client on your computer as well, and decide with your friend\relative when their PC would be free to use.
This way, you can have an account on a completely seperate machine, yet still control it from your home.

Cheers,
Igal

Thanks for the answer, Alps.

Actually, I just tried the remote control option - you just set everything up on the remote computer and then connect to it. Works nice and there are no "lags". I'll try developing my account there soon. :P

For example my Wireless Router had the factory MAC all this time. Now since I will be changing the last digit of the MAC address, is it possible to get an IP that was used with the factory MAC?

I mean I've been logging in to Ebay from the Factory MAC all this time, now that I go stealth I will change it. But is it possible to get the same as IP I had before some time in the past?

Yep, his one :)

The cool thing about it is that today's internet connections are so fast, that it feels as if you'd be running a virtual machine from your own PC.

@mercurial333 I'd like to know this too. My guess is that it's still possible, same 5% chance.

The router is not the one assigning the IP - it's your provider + modem.