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[Win 7] Changing A wireless Dynamic IP address? - xinvity - May 19, 2014
Would anyone teach me the steps on changing a Dynamic IP address? I'm currently wireless as well.
Sorry if this is where I shouldn't be posting a thread, this seemed like it was most suiting.
I'd appreciate if someone could help me out
* - Aura - May 19, 2014
Depends. Changing a public or private IP address OP ?
* - xinvity - May 19, 2014
(May 19, 2014 07:18 AM)Aurа Wrote: Depends. Changing a public or private IP address OP ?
How would I figure this out?
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/34.0.1847.137 Safari/537.36
I have a password on my OWN router, my router is Fre**** II Wireless Connection, I put in a password.
(May 19, 2014 07:18 AM)Aurа Wrote: Depends. Changing a public or private IP address OP ?It is indeed public.
Am I able to change it?
* - Aura - May 19, 2014
(May 19, 2014 07:36 AM)xinvity Wrote: How would I figure this out?
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/34.0.1847.137 Safari/537.36
I have a password on my OWN router, my router is Fre**** II Wireless Connection, I put in a password.
It is indeed public.
Am I able to change it?
The only way to change your public IP address is to call your ISP and request a new one or totally unplug your router for sometime (can be 2 minutes like it could be 4 hours or a whole day) and then plug it back and hope that your ISP will have assigned you a new IP address.
* - xinvity - May 19, 2014
(May 19, 2014 07:55 AM)Aurа Wrote: The only way to change your public IP address is to call your ISP and request a new one or totally unplug your router for sometime (can be 2 minutes like it could be 4 hours or a whole day) and then plug it back and hope that your ISP will have assigned you a new IP address.
So just leave it unplugged for a while? Will that most likely work?
* - Aura - May 19, 2014
(May 19, 2014 07:59 AM)xinvity Wrote: So just leave it unplugged for a while? Will that most likely work?
Yes.
If it doesn't work after 5 minutes, leave it unplugged a bit longer.
* - lmx04zq - May 19, 2014
Yep, what Aura said.
You can use IP chicken to monitor changes in the address.
* - xinvity - May 19, 2014
(May 19, 2014 08:02 AM)Aurа Wrote: Yes.
If it doesn't work after 5 minutes, leave it unplugged a bit longer.
still doesn't work. any alternatives?
* - Aura - May 19, 2014
(May 19, 2014 12:03 PM)xinvity Wrote: still doesn't work. any alternatives?
You'll have to call your ISP or leave it unplugged for a way longer period of time OP.
* - xinvity - May 19, 2014
(May 19, 2014 12:16 PM)Aurа Wrote: You'll have to call your ISP or leave it unplugged for a way longer period of time OP.
Thank you for your time. is the ISP lenient with changing IP's? or will he be conspicuous about why I am doing this?
* - Aura - May 19, 2014
(May 19, 2014 12:21 PM)xinvity Wrote: Thank you for your time. is the ISP lenient with changing IP's? or will he be conspicuous about why I am doing this?
Some ISPs will change it without asking questions, but most of them will most likely ask you why. Well, why do you want to change your IP Address ?