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randomlight

01-24-2008, 09:40 PM

I know that my computer has a unique ip address. What I am wondering is what part of my computer would I need to change to get a different IP address. Is it in my operating system,my processor , hard drive or where? .Sorry for the dumb question ahead of time.

fathom18

01-25-2008, 02:32 AM

I'm pretty sure your IP address is provided by your ISP.

I think you can go to cmd and do

/ipconfig release
/ipconfig renew

I think that gets you a new one. Not sure.

jode

01-25-2008, 06:08 PM

change to

ipconfig /release
ipconfig/ renew

and go to contact/Local Area connection /General/Internet protocol(TCP/IP) /properties

I think that MAC system is another this , I Not sure ,I Not sure :)

coz

01-25-2008, 07:36 PM

What happened to my post? I think the mods hate me.:confused: Is this true guys...

Moonbat

01-25-2008, 10:42 PM

Eh, what post? You never posted in this thread (except for the above post).

coz

01-26-2008, 01:29 PM

Humm, nevermind then. I thought I posted it but I must have just previewed it. Oh well..:)

TomF

01-27-2008, 08:10 PM

I'm pretty sure your IP address is provided by your ISP.

I think you can go to cmd and do

/ipconfig release
/ipconfig renew

I think that gets you a new one. Not sure.

I think that is correct: your IP address on the Internet is provided by your ISP.

Going to the command line and using the ipconfig commands are applicable to a local network (I believe). For example, if you are in an office being served by a local server, this ipconfig command could get you a new local address, but it wouldn't get you a new IP address as far as the rest of the world is concerned. Anybody using an online IP checking service to see your IP address (say, from one of your e-mails) would not see a change.