Change of IP Address

Last September I had a problem on a forum that blocked my IP address, so I used Anonymizer to gain access. Several months ago I noticed that the IP address assigned to my router apparently had changed, so I no longer needed Anonymizer. This might have been after an extended power outage in February, where I did a power-down reset of the interface box. But then recently that IP address was blocked and I needed to use Anonymizer again.

I am having problems with sending email while Anonymizer is connected, but I have a separate post about that issue. I wanted to know if it is possible to change the IP address at my site so I won't need to use the Anonymizer proxy server. Perhaps a power down shutdown and restart will cause a new address to be assigned, but I want to know the best way to do it.

Thanks.

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PaulAndMuttley

I used the first method and it worked perfectly. But it's good to know the alternate method as well. Thanks to all for providing two good solutions to this problem.

But I was wondering if it is possible that a new IP address may be the same as a previous one? And if so, I wonder if anyone has experienced a problem where a website may have blocked someone's IP address and then it was reassigned to someone else, who would then be blocked?

I don't fully understand IP addresses but I read that they have been pretty much all used up, and there is a new format with many more unique combinations, perhaps the MAC code?

I hope this info gets put in the FAQs!

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Hubrisnxs

the ip's have a 4 hour lease. so leave the modem and internet connection dead for 4 hours (no power no nothing) and it should reset to a new ip.

PaulAndMuttley

That sounds like the way to do it. Smiley Happy But do I just turn off the wireless router or do I need to reset the interface box where the FIOS cable connects to everything else? I can just do this overnight but I'd rather keep my phone connection alive, although I can just rely on my cell phone or my business landline in case of emergency. I'll mark this as solved once I verify that it works.

Thanks!

Hubrisnxs

just the router

spacedebris

This doesnt always work, but it seems to work more often than not for me.

You can log into your router (192.168.1.1 + Username/password)

Go to "My Network"

Click "Network Connections" on left

Click on "Broadband Connection" (ethernet or coax depending on your connection)

and then click on "settings" at the bottom.

In here there will be a release button and a renew button. If you release and then renew, you may pull a new IP.

This seems to work most days. I've even been able to change the IP several times in under 20 minutes. But some days it only continues to pull the same one over and over. YMMV.