How do I change my IP adress?

[RATEDR307]

I got IP banned from a forum very unfairly because I had a certain opinion, and want to make another account but can't, so how do I change my IP adress?

 

 

[*MURDOC*]

Whatever.

Edited November 10, 2008 by *MURDOC*

[Fozzy Fozborne]

You don't, you wait until your account gets unbanned and then you respect the rules of the forum.

[RATEDR307]

You don't, you wait until your account gets unbanned and then you respect the rules of the forum.

You don't need to be a dick, I didn't break any rules.

[*MURDOC*]

You don't, you wait until your account gets unbanned and then you respect the rules of the forum.

You don't need to be a dick, I didn't break any rules.

Well why do you want to go back to a forum that bans you because of your opinion?

[RATEDR307]

 

You don't, you wait until your account gets unbanned and then you respect the rules of the forum.

You don't need to be a dick, I didn't break any rules.

Well why do you want to go back to a forum that bans you because of your opinion?

Because it was a good forum but the mods are assholes.

[*MURDOC*]

Oh well.

Edited November 10, 2008 by *MURDOC*

[anuj]

If I ban someone from the forums, and they change their IP address to come back, then I become even more determined to ban them again.

 

It's fun, it's like cat and mouse except you're a retarded mouse in a wheelchair and I'm a tank made out of cats which are made out of smaller tanks. With guns.

[SWEETSAPRIK]

It would depend on what type of connection you have.

 

Start > Run > type "cmd"

Then in that window type "ipconfig /release"

Then "ipconfig /renew"

 

That usually does it assuming you have a dynamic IP, but if you have a router, or depending on your type of connection it might not. For example some cable modems will hold that IP for quite a while, even when powered down. It could be as simple as unplugging everything and waiting a bit, or you might need to stay offline long enough for the IP's lease to expire. In a case like that another option would be using a router to clone a MAC address.

 

FYI, people are almost never banned from here by their IP. Also, is it really that hard to either answer the question, report the topic, or refrain from posting?

 

[*MURDOC*]

If I ban someone from the forums, and they change their IP address to come back, then I become even more determined to ban them again.

 

It's fun, it's like cat and mouse except you're a retarded mouse in a wheelchair and I'm a tank made out of cats which are made out of smaller tanks. With guns.

You one cold motherf*cker.

[Fozzy Fozborne]

@Sweets, correct me if I'm wrong, but that only changes your local/network IP, not what we would see. For instance, if I made this post from my laptop, you would still see the post as coming from the same IP as my desktop.

[SWEETSAPRIK]

Correct. If you have more than one device then it wouldn't change the IP of anything else on your network, nor would it change the external IP. If you only have one device and a short lease time on a cable modem, then that plus unplugging the modem for a short time can do it.

 

That's why I said it really depends on his connection, whether or not he has a router, etc. With my setup I basically have to change the router's MAC address unless I want to leave everything unplugged for a day, as the lease time is pretty long.

[boogernut]

actually i was just wondering something similar...... not because i got banned anywhere..... Couldn't he use proxies? Use one of the free proxy services? I know there is software out there for managing proxies/using them too, does anyone know of any? Does anyone know what to search to get that type of software?

 

 

Proxies would work right?

[The Miker]

It's pretty damn simple, not at all as complicated as you guys are making it out to be. If you have a cable connection, just change the MAC address of the device that's directly connected to the modem, whether it's a router or your computer's network card, then press the RESET button on the back of the modem. For that you'll need a pin or something small that can fit in the tiny hole.

 

Changing a MAC address I think is possibly the most complicated part, but it's really easy. If you want to change the MAC address of a network card in your computer, this is how (at least on XP, I don't know Vista all that well so I don't know how to get to the device manager on it):

 

1. Press Start

2. Right click on My Computer

3. Click properties

4. Select the Hardware tab

5. Click Device Manager

6. Click the plus sign next to "Network adapters"

7. Double click on your network card (you'll have to figure out what it is)

8. Select the Advanced tab

9. Under "Property" select "Network Address"

10. Under "Value", put in a combination of 12 letters and numbers, the numbers being from 0-9 and the letters being from A-F, and make sure there's a dot next to it and not next to "Not Present"

11. Click Ok and your network device will reconnect, at which point you'll have to reset your modem.

 

There you go. And if your modem is connected to a router, you'll have to check your router's manual to find out how to change its MAC address.

[crazymodder]

proxy maybe is one of them but proxy may curse you up.

[Jim]

 

proxy maybe is one of them but proxy may curse you up.

Proxies are a pain in the ass most of the time. You shouldn't use them unless you absolutely have to or are paranoid about your security.

 

@topic starter: You got banned, move on.

Edited November 11, 2008 by Vicehog

[Saggy]

The_Miker:

 

That won't work if the cable/dsl modem uses its own private network to communicate with devices plugged into it. Mine is like that, and if I were to change my MAC, I'd simply be assigned a new 192.168.0.0/24 address.

 

Aside from that, you're right, but there's also the catch that it will only work with dynamic IPs. Most people have those now though, so I guess it doesn't matter. Also, I'm pretty sure the MAC needs to start with 00, but I could be wrong.

 

If you do

 

 

ipconfig /all

 

 

At a Windows command prompt and see any addresses that don't start with 192.* or 169.*, you should be able to just use Sweet's method. However, you'll likely need to change your MAC address as The_Miker instructed.

 

 

Honestly, the easiest way you could do it without knowing how you're connected, is to use a proxy server. The online proxy servers that people use to brows MySpace typically won't work, as they're what's known as "transparent" proxies. You can try something like anonymouse.org or the program Tor for an anonymous proxy.

 

 

Of course, this all just in the quest for knowledge. You shouldn't subvert forum bans; you'll typically just wind up shooting yourself in the foot.

Edited November 11, 2008 by SagaciousKJB

[The Miker]

Actually Sag, my modem works in the same way you described, setting up a private network to communicate with the device that's connected to it, and changing the MAC address of the device does change my external IP.

 

Also, most ISPs have dynamic IP addresses, the only way to have a static one is if your provider gives you one when you sign up, and has DHCP disabled. So unless he's signed up for that kind of plan, which I highly doubt, he has a dynamic IP address that's assigned by DHCP.

 

Oh and, it really doesn't matter what you start your MAC address with.

Edited November 11, 2008 by The Miker

[teac_gta]

It's pretty damn simple, not at all as complicated as you guys are making it out to be. If you have a cable connection, just change the MAC address of the device that's directly connected to the modem, whether it's a router or your computer's network card, then press the RESET button on the back of the modem. For that you'll need a pin or something small that can fit in the tiny hole.

 

Changing a MAC address I think is possibly the most complicated part, but it's really easy. If you want to change the MAC address of a network card in your computer, this is how (at least on XP, I don't know Vista all that well so I don't know how to get to the device manager on it):

 

1. Press Start

2. Right click on My Computer

3. Click properties

4. Select the Hardware tab

5. Click Device Manager

6. Click the plus sign next to "Network adapters"

7. Double click on your network card (you'll have to figure out what it is)

8. Select the Advanced tab

9. Under "Property" select "Network Address"

10. Under "Value", put in a combination of 12 letters and numbers, the numbers being from 0-9 and the letters being from A-F, and make sure there's a dot next to it and not next to "Not Present"

11. Click Ok and your network device will reconnect, at which point you'll have to reset your modem.

 

There you go. And if your modem is connected to a router, you'll have to check your router's manual to find out how to change its MAC address.

It works!

[RATEDR307]

 

actually i was just wondering something similar...... not because i got banned anywhere..... Couldn't he use proxies? Use one of the free proxy services? I know there is software out there for managing proxies/using them too, does anyone know of any? Does anyone know what to search to get that type of software?

 

 

Proxies would work right?

True, I could use a proxy, but proxies are very slow and laggy

 

Thank you everyone who posted instructions for your help.

Edited November 13, 2008 by RATEDR307