Author Topic: Changing IP Address.... (Read 9870 times)

rassmatic · « **on:** January 22, 2011, 10:34:59 AM »

Does anyone know how to change there IP Address? The one designated by the ISP. Can one call Flow to have it changed? I thought disconnecting the modem and removing the battery for a few hours would have worked, but it doesn't.

Carigamers · « **on:** January 22, 2011, 10:34:59 AM »

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2011, 11:28:26 AM »

technically takin out the battery and all that would work
except the lease time of flows I.Ps is in days and not hours.

If you want to be able to change your ip often, get dial up, lol.

IF you want to change your ip to avoid some region cap or region blocking

there are numerous threads here on the best procedures to get that done.

rassmatic · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2011, 11:48:59 AM »

well, ummm, my IP got banned from a torrent site.

So that's why I want it changed.

I doubt VPN software would be useful here. Do ISPs usually change IPs automatically?

Like once a month or something?

Arcmanov · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2011, 11:59:10 AM »

Flow won't change your IP 'jus so'. They give you a specific IP so they can keep tabs on you...and I'm very serious. My current supervisor used to work at Flow, and confirmed this.

Now and again, your IP might change, but its totally up to Flow.

I don't think it will hurt to give em a call and ask. Good luck with that though.
Their legendary customer service might have you on hold for a while.

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2011, 12:56:39 PM »

Legendary customer service...

Couldnt have said it better myself.

Carigamers · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2011, 12:56:39 PM »

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2011, 01:23:11 PM »

lol aye aye
alyuh two haters step away from the flow comments
lol

no seriously, the lease time is a few days, checked it myself

so if you disconnect for a few days, and wait for the ip to go back in the pool and get reassigned, then you can get a new one

but you could try a proxy service, if its a good one, it should work.

rassmatic · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2011, 02:37:50 PM »

So disconnecting for 5 days should be enough? Or not so much?

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2011, 03:07:35 PM »

hmm i think the lease is 2 days , could be as long as 5
so 5 would work but oh gorm
no internet for 5 days? how the hell you go survive

rassmatic · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2011, 03:20:19 PM »

^ ent? lol. all now my mind racing, studin' what I would do with myself for a whole week without internet. lmao!!!

I'll try a couple days and see if it changes.

Doomtack · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2011, 03:29:27 PM »

use a different torrent site?

Mobscene · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2011, 04:16:13 PM »

Use the MAC Address Clone option in your router if you have one

rassmatic · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2011, 06:57:34 PM »

Quote from: Doomtack on January 22, 2011, 03:29:27 PM

use a different torrent site?

lol. not an option.

Quote from: Mobscene on January 22, 2011, 04:16:13 PM

Use the MAC Address Clone option in your router if you have one

doesn't work. apparently the IP is stored on the modem

Arcmanov · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2011, 08:36:38 PM »

Flow assigns that address to the modem, so you might really have to disconnect for a 5 days and see if you get a different address.

...but if I know you, that'll be as easy as teaching a German Shepard german.

rassmatic · « **Reply #13 on:** January 22, 2011, 09:28:30 PM »

i kno boi. i'll have to do some crazy things this week. like read a real book, or *gulp* watch TV

rassmatic · « **Reply #14 on:** January 27, 2011, 05:45:25 PM »

Well, there goes 3 and a half days i can't get back. disconnecting the modem didn't work. *sigh*. and i called FLOW and they said they only change the IPs of ppl with static address, a feature that cost $130 more on ur bill! Small ting yes. I'll have to live wit what i have.

W1nTry · « **Reply #15 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:59:19 PM »

When using p2p apps I suggest you use peerblock, that way you lessen the chance of being blacklisted for sharing.... 'content'

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #16 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:04:24 PM »

interesting sig there Rage. those are all the movies you bought? or it a reflection of all the movies on your hard drive?

rassmatic · « **Reply #17 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:36:39 PM »

Quote from: TriniWyatt on January 27, 2011, 08:04:24 PM

interesting sig there Rage. those are all the movies you bought? or it a reflection of all the movies on your hard drive?

it's the majority of my movie collection on hard drives. 480p to 1080p rips. there's a plugin for xbmc that lists everything automatically online. over 300 of them not detecting though. only movies found on TMDB shows up unfortunately.

figmaster11 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2011, 05:26:13 PM »

you have to manually change it using flows dns server

do a ipconfig/all in command prompt and get the ip address u have and change the last digits of the IP address u can leave the default gatway as is

and use this dns servers
1.)dns preferred server: 200.1.104.35
2.)dns preferred server: 200.1.104.36

and note:- if u get a ip conflict keep changing it. that happens when someone is already using that ip address

Fkacn_tt · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2011, 08:40:02 PM »

i don't think it works like that well unless you can do it at the router lvl i.e. a linux/unix based firmware with the ability to modify /etc/config/network with a static ip and i am not sure it will actually work as the ip chosen may already be registered. The easy way would be to use a proxy or vpn as that will become the initiator of contact between you and the server, but note that your bandwidth will be decreased significantly.

Carigamers · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2011, 08:40:02 PM »

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