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Originally Posted by craigle thanks for helping me
they have the net connected to a main PC which isnt used, and wifi is throughout the house which everyone uses their laptops from |
So your mum and dad are using a router, if I am not mistaken.
Just turn the modem off first, then the router.
Leave them off for about 2 hours.
(That should give enough time for the router to acquire a new IP address)
Or to be more sure of acquiring a new IP address,
leave them off overnight.
Then after that time has passed.
Turn them back on; the modem first, then 10 seconds later the router.
And you should see the modem lights blink 2-4 times.
(It's acquiring a new IP address)
Then it will connect to the router and the router will establish a network.
And you are all set with your brand new IP,
that you and the rest of the laptops in the house will share.
Be careful though, do not get banned again on this current IP.
If you do, you will need to do the above steps with your router and modem
all over again.
It worked for me, it should work for you!
Hope this helps.