HOW TO CHANGE YOUR IP ADDRESS
Lease Time
An IP lease time is the amount of time your ISP determines you’ll be assigned a particular IP. Some IP lease times could be just a couple of hours but some may be set to a few days, and other IP lease times could be set for as long as a year or more. One of the easier methods to change your IP address is to turn off your modem or computer or router overnight. Then turn it back on the following morning. This method will not work if your ISP has a long lease time set for your IP. Also you must have your computer is being assigned your external IP and not a router. You can determine this by looking at this article.
Instructions to change your IP address:
1. On Windows XP or Previous Versions of Windows
- Click Start.
- Click Run.
- Type in cmd and hit ok (this opens a Command Prompt). Shortcut key for this is “Windows Logo + R”.
- Type ipconfig /release on black screen and press Enter.
- Click Start -> Control Panel and open Network Connections.
- Right click on the Active Local Area Connection and choose Properties.
- Double-click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
- Click on Use the following IP address.
- Enter a false IP like 1.2.3.4.
- Press Tab and the Subnet Mask section will populate with default numbers.
- Click OK twice.
- Right click the active Local Area Connection again and choose Properties.
- Double-click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
- Choose Obtain an IP address automatically.
- Click OK twice.
- Go to website “www.whatismyip.com” to see if you have a new IP address.
2. On Windows Vista and Windows 7
- Click Start.
- Click All Programs expand the Accessories menu.
- In the Accessories menu, Right Click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.
- You can also open Command prompt window by hitting “Windows Logo + R”.
- Type ipconfig /release and Press Enter.
- Click Start -> Control Panel and open Network and Sharing Center. Depending on your view, you may have to click Network and Internet before you see the Network and Sharing Center icon.
- From the Tasks menu on the left, choose Manage Network Connections.
- Find and Right click on the active Local Area Connection and choose Properties (If you’re hit with a UAC prompt, choose Continue).
- Double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
- Click on Use the following IP address.
- Enter a false IP like 1.2.3.4.
- Press Tab and the Subnet Mask section will populate with default numbers.
- Click OK twice.
- Right click the active Local Area Connection again and choose Properties.
- Double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
- Choose Obtain an IP address automatically.
- Click OK twice.
- Go to “www.whatismyip.com” to see if you have a new IP address.
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