Thread: Any way I can change my IP?
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Old 27-06-2004, 14:05   #18
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Re: Any way I can change my IP?
If you change the MAC, such as swapping Ethernet adapters, swapping between PCI card and their USB dongle, changing the MAC presented by a router (eg. from "spoof PC MAC" to default) or by specifying a LAA MAC on cards that support it -

You WILL have to go through the change procedure (mentioned earlier), and I'd say it's 99% certain that the IP address will change, since unles they are VERY short of addresses, the old address will remain associated with the old MAC, presumably for the length of the DHCP lease.

If you suspect that somebody/something IS targeting YOUR address - then forcing a change MIGHT help, but it certainly won't help you evade the general background level of junk packets - only concerted action by ISPs to deal with virus infected users will do that - but the worst offenders, tend to be in places where they just don't care.
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