Comments for How do I get a new IP address?

Comment from Bob on 2009-08-03

2009-08-03T11:09:51Z

The unplug trick usually works, but different cable modems have different time limits. Some will change overnight, some will take a few days. My IP address didn't change when I left it off overnight, but I always unplug my internet when I go on holidays and when I come back and reconnect I always have a new IP.

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Comment from Chris on 2009-04-21

2009-04-21T22:54:31Z

Cable modems often go into a timed out state if left underpowered for a long time (as if they think they are new and will be connected at a different location). If powered again, it will attempt to refetch the configuration files from your ISP and in doing so, it also attempts to fetch a new ip address instead of using the cached information.

Give it a try. Unplug for a night while ur sleeping and reconnect when you wake up. You will almost likely have a new IP address.

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Comment from Geraint on 2009-04-21

2009-04-21T18:44:12Z

Extreme measure:
Use a proxy.

Though in most cases most websites that ban ip addresses will already have banned most ip addresses that you'd get from any proxy server anyway.

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