Thank you for letting me join.
You're one of the lucky ones. We let very few people register here. :rolleyes:
And i have one question. How do i change my IP adress ? I have cable internet, Comcast. I am supposed to have dynamic IP which is supposed to change time to time. I have already tried turning off the computer and modem for 3 hours and that did not work. If i go and change the modem, would this do it ????
As has been said, many ISPs allow you to retain your IP address for years. Some allow you to change it by doing a DHCP renew, but often that won't be enough.
In that case, the ISP usually assigns an IP address per MAC address as has already been said. A MAC address is a physical hardware address associated with a networked piece of hardware. Changing your modem, however does not always change the IP address. In my case, my modem doesn't have its own IP address. It simply allows the router or whatever is connected through its ethernet port to communicate with my ISP. So in that case, there's an easier way: changing the MAC address on your computer. There are guides on how to do this (this one is for Windows) although you can change the MAC address on just about any kind of computer: Macs, Linux boxes, PCs, even routers.
http://www.nthelp.com/NT6/change_mac_w2k.htm
As you can see, it takes a bit of work, but at the end of this you should (hopefully) have a new IP address. Also, if you're paranoid about security and changing your IP address, consider proxies and network security software to protect your privacy, and yourself from the hackers.
Hope this helps
Edit: oh and I should give you a real welcome here to DaniWeb, apart from that sarcastic remark :cheesy:
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