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Old 23-02-2007, 17:33   #6
Player22
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Re: Changing the IP for ex-C&W STB users

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Originally Posted by Paul View Post
When you changed the router MAC did you power everything off and then power up the STB, wait for lights to lock, power up the router, wait for lights to lock/settle and then power up the PC?
If you didn't the STB won't recognise the new MAC and will ignore the router and therefor your PC.
That's a good idea, I'll try reset the STB after changing the MAC on the router, I previously only reset the router and not the STB.

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Originally Posted by scrotnig View Post
To try and force an ip change, it's important to release the existing one first.

In Windows, open a command prompt (Start > Run > cmd)
Type
ipconfig /release
press enter
I'll try that too, my router doesn't have a DHCP "release" feature only renew, so I'll connect my STB direct to my laptop and release the DHCP IP address, hopefully that'll work.
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