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[b|ingB|ing]

hey how do i change my ip address someone is trying to packet me

[AnnMarie]

How do you connect to the Internet b|ingB|ing?

Transferring to the Internet Forum.

[b|ingB|ing]

by clicking on the iexplorer icon ;x i have a cable modem and i called my isp to change it and thhey said the cant change =\

[b|ingB|ing]

please someone reply because ive been like this for about 3 weeks

[AnnMarie]

Do you have a dynamic or static IP address b|ingB|ing? See explanation below:

If you have a dynamic ip address it's very likely your ISP uses a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server to allocate your ip address to you. When a client machine, your computer, logs onto the Internet it starts the DHCP lease process. The DHCP server "leases" your computer an ip address which is good for either a few minutes up to an infinite amount of time. When you disconnect from the Internet (or when your ISP disconnects you or you lose your connection) the DHCP can assign the address previously assigned to you to another of its customers.

If you have a static ip address the DHCP always assigns the same ip address to your machine. It accomplishes that by reading the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the NIC (network interface card) in your machine. Each network interface card has its own MAC address.

If you have a Dynamic address, your ISP can not help as they have told you.

If you have a Static address, you could check the website of the manufacturer of your NIC to see if you can change the MAC address. I understand that you can do this with some cards but I wouldnt have a clue how to do it I'm afraid.

[b|ingB|ing]

i hard people say that u can change ur ip by right clicking on ur "my computer" and going to "properties" and something after that

btw i have dynamic

[GretaP]

Sure, you can change your IP address under the IP address tab in Network Properties in Control Panel.........but you might not be able to connect to the internet after doing so. Your ISP's DHCP server is from whence you obtain the IP address, and if you manually specify an address that is not in your ISP's range, or is already in use elsewhere........well........good luck connecting.

What is it that makes you think someone is packeting you? Is your firewall log listing a lot of "Packet" attacks? A lot of times these are just harmless "pings" coming from websites you have recently visited, or have websites for which you have stopped loading before the document was complete, or even from your ISP.

[Steven.Bentley]

depending on how the ISP's network is set up it might work if you release then renew the DHCP lease

In a command window type in

ipconfig /release

then when it tells you that was successful

ipconfig /renew

but you might well end up getting the same IP address back

[nylonelyguy]

hi, i hope you guys dont mind me jumping in. hiding you ip address is one thing you can not hide. As for security, a
good firewall adds the protection that
is needed for (Example: ZoneAlarm Pro offers: Improved Ad
Blocking, Cookie Control, Advanced MailSafe e-mail
attachment protection, Automatic Intrusion Blocking,
Improved Program Control, Enhanced Hacker Tracking, Pop-up
Ad Control, Automatic Network Detection, Automatic
Software Updates, plus more)
I would suggest a firewall that does it all, compared to
separate programs. Thus for all internet connections,
dialup, T1, cable, DSL internet connections. You can find all kinds of programs that keep you anonymous on the Net. Many of these hide your true IP address. Some of them try and strip all of your identifying properties, while others use varying methods of encryption.
i also used to know a way that you can do it in a dos command, but i forget the command, but im not sure if it works, i ll try to find it and let you know.
take care guys

[Steven.Bentley]

you're more than welcome to jump in, always nice to have a few opinions on a problem