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Re: Can i get a New IP?

You can pull a new IP by releasing your IP and shutting off your modem for a while, then turning the modem back on and renewing. Best chance is to leave the modem off when you go to sleep then reboot the modem and renew when you get on your machine the next day, although I've pulled a new IP in as little as a half hour this way.
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This didn't work for me. I did a RELEASE, unplugged the modem, turned it back on this morning, did a RENEW, and got the same IP.

Does anybody know if the process should be different for the former MediaOne areas? I'm in Hollywood, CA. Thanks a lot, guys!
[text was edited by author 2003-01-27 15:19:30]


Qumahlin
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said by slavaluk See Profile:
This didn't work for me. I did a RELEASE, unplugged the modem, turned it back on this morning, did a RENEW, and got the same IP.

Does anybody know if the process should be different for the former MediaOne areas? I'm in Hollywood, CA. Thanks a lot, guys!
[text was edited by author 2003-01-27 15:19:30]

That only works every now and then. If you want a new IP, then you have to put a new nic in your comp. Or if the nic in your comp has the feature to change it's MAC addy you can just change the MAC of the nic and you'll get a new addy.

Otherwise your chances of getting a new IP are slim
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jaceg
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That only works every now and then. If you want a new IP, then you have to put a new nic in your comp. Or if the nic in your comp has the feature to change it's MAC addy you can just change the MAC of the nic and you'll get a new addy.

Otherwise your chances of getting a new IP are slim
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Qumahlin: I agree with you 100%. Windows actually stores your IP address in the registry as a key called DhcpIPAddress, and there is also a key called DhcpDesiredIPAddress. (listed as a string in W98,as an actual address in WinXP)

Windows actually knows the desired IP address and on startup if your NIC MAC addy matches, then the DHCP server allows reassignment. If you replace your NIC, and the new NIC MAC addy is recognized as "new" then the DHCP server assigns it a new IP address. (replacing the old DhcpIPAddress)

I'm in the old Mediaone area, and to my knowledge, no one has ever been able to "force" a new IP address. My IP address was changed once in the last 2 years and that was only when ATTBI decided to change it.
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