Anilrgowda

that way seemed alittle complicated and lenghty i pretty much do the same thing but this is how, and my isp, adelphia has never stopped me and ive changed my ip several times a day before

1. go to start/run and type in cmd
2. at the prompt type in ipconfig /all
3. write down your ip address, default gateway, and BOTH of your DNS servers
4. now here comes the troubleshooting part, this time at the prompt ping your ip with a number at the end changed

Example: if your ip is 127.0.0.1 (haha) you would ping the new ip that you want to make sure it is not in use so it would look like this

ping 127.0.0.2

if it comes up with request timed out 4 times then that ip is open and you can use it

5. go to control panel and then network connections
6. right click your active connection and go to properties
7. in the box in the new window highlight Internet Protocol TCP/IP (MAKE SURE THE CHECK MARK STAYS IN THE BOX!!!)
8. click on properties
9. after you found a ip address that is not in use, check the obtain the following ip address bubbles on the top and bottom
10. in the first box at the top ( ip address box) type in the new ip address that you just pinged
11. for your subnet mask you can tab thru that or use 255.255.255.0
12. use the same default gateway that you copied down earlier
13. at the bottom enter in both of your DNS server ips and click ok
14. click close ont he network connections window and give it a few seconds to reset everything


Now you should be able to surf the net with whatever ip you choose

I have found that i can change it as many times as i want so long as the ip i choose is not taken and if your isp gives you any shit you can tell them you were resetting your ip...its not against the law as long as your not trying to hijack somones connection. its very sexy. hope this helps some people too