How To Change Your IP Address

How do I change my IP? There are MANY methods to change your IP. Some methods will work for you but may not work for someone else and vice versa.
If your IP is static, then you CAN’T change it without contacting your ISP.
If you have a long lease time (explained in this article) on your IP then you won’t be able to change your IP without cloning your MAC address, which I’ll explain later in this article.
It definitely helps if you know how the IP is being assigned to you.
What is an IP lease time? IP lease time is the amount of time your ISP determines you’ll be assigned a particular IP. Some IP lease times are just a few days and other IP lease times could be set for a year or more. This setting is completely up to your ISP.
METHOD ONE
One of the easier methods to change your IP is to turn off your modem/router/computer 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.
METHOD TWO
The following method will ONLY work if your computer is being assigned your external IP and not a router.
How to determine if your computer is being assigned the external IP
If your connection is direct to your computer and your computer gets the public IP and not a router, you can try this:For Windows 2000, XP, and 20031. Click Start2. Click Run3. Type in cmd and hit ok (this opens a Command Prompt)4. Type ipconfig /release and hit enter5. Click Start, Control Panel, and open Network Connections6. Find and Right click on the active Local Area Connection and choose Properties7. Double-click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)8. Click on Use the following IP address9. Enter a false IP like 123.123.123.12310. Press Tab and the Subnet Mask section will populate with default numbers11. Hit OK twice12. Right click the active Local Area Connection again and choose Properties13. Double-click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)14. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically15. Hit OK twice16. Go to What Is My IP to see if you have a new IP addressFor Vista1. Click Start2. Click All Programs expand the Accessories menu3. In the Accessories menu, Right Click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator4. Type ipconfig /release and hit enter5. 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 icon6. From the Tasks menu on the left, choose Manage Network Connections7. Find and Right click on the active Local Area Connection and choose Properties (If you’re hit with a UAC prompt, choose Continue)8. Double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)9. Click on Use the following IP address10. Enter a false IP like 123.123.123.12311. Press Tab and the Subnet Mask section will populate with default numbers12. Hit OK twice13. Right click the active Local Area Connection again and choose Properties14. Double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)15. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically16. Hit OK twice17. Go to What Is My IP to see if you have a new IP address
Some people have inquired about manually assigning their IP address. This is possible, but you run a very high risk of your ISP banning you from connecting to the internet. To manually change your IP, follow the steps above for your Operating System. In step 9 or 10, depending on your O/S, enter an IP similar to the one displayed in the command prompt window. For example, if the IP displayed in the command prompt window is 75.1.2.3, change yours to 75.1.2.4. You’ll also need to manually enter the Subnet, Gateway and DNS Server IP addresses as well. If the new IP you give your computer doesn’t work, chances are someone else on the ISP network has already been assigned that IP. You’ll need to move on to the next one and keep trying until you find an open one. However, some ISPs match up your MAC or modem data to the IP that’s been assigned. If those 2 things don’t match up, you won’t be able to connect no matter what. If your router gets the IP and not your computer, you’ll need to http in to your routers interface and manually assign the IP there. It’s pretty much the same method as assigning the IP to your computer. The method that varies is in how you reach your routers interface. You can get the instructions from your manufacturer’s website.
MAC Cloning. What is a MAC address? A MAC address is a physical hardware address assigned to each device that has the capability of connecting to a network. The internet is nothing more than a large network. The MAC address is something that is assigned in the chip on the device and is not something the user can change. MAC cloning can only be done at your router providing it has those capabilities. Most ISPs assign their IPs based on the MAC address in your equipment. If the MAC address of your router is 00-11-22-33-44-55 and you connect to your ISP, the DHCP server records your MAC and assigns an IP. If you disconnect from the ISP, you lose your IP address. The next time you connect, the DHCP server sees your MAC, looks to see if it has assigned an IP address to you before. If it has and the lease time has not expired, it will most likely give you the same IP address you had before disconnecting. Why clone a MAC address? New MAC address most likely equals new IP. How to clone your MAC and if your router has this feature is dependent on the router itself. You’ll need to find the instructions on the manufacturer’s website.
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How To Make Bootable USB

Having a bootable USB is very essential, especially if you are a Netbook user. Using bootable USB to install an operating system (OS) not only makes the installation faster, but also saves a DVD.
Creating or using an USB drive to install Windows operating systems is very easy if you follow the below mentioned steps.

Here I assume that you are using either Vista or Windows 7 to create a bootable USB.

Let's go........

STEP 1

Insert your USB (4GB+ preferable) stick to the system and backup all the data from the USB as we are going to format the USB to make it as bootable.
STEP 2

Open elevated Command Prompt. To do this, type in CMD in Start menu search field and hit Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Alternatively, navigate to Start > All programs >Accessories > right click on Command Prompt and select run as administrator.
STEP 3

When the Command Prompt opens, enter the following command:
DISKPART and hit enter.
LIST DISK and hit enter.
Once you enter the LIST DISK command, it will show the disk number of your USB drive. In the below image my USB drive disk no is Disk 1.
STEP 4

In this step you need to enter all the below commands one by one and hit enter. As these commands are self explanatory, you can easily guess what these commands do.
SELECT DISK 1 (Replace DISK 1 with your disk number)
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS
(Format process may take few seconds)
ASSIGN
EXIT

Don’t close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the next step. Just minimize it.
STEP 5

Insert your Windows DVD in the optical drive and note down the drive letter of the optical drive and USB media. Here I use “D” as my optical (DVD) drive letter and “H” as my USB drive letter.
STEP 6

Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands:
D:CD BOOT and hit enter. Where “D” is your DVD drive letter.
CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.
BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 H:
(Where “H” is your USB drive letter)

STEP 7

Copy Windows DVD contents to USB.
You are done with your bootable USB. You can now use this bootable USB as bootable DVD on any computer that comes with USB boot feature (most of the current motherboards support this feature).
Note that this bootable USB guide will not work if you are trying to make a bootable USB on XP computer.

How To Increase The Number Of Simultaneous Downloads In IE 7

Anyone who has been involved in browsing for more than a while know that Internet Explorer 7 supports only 2 simultaneous downloads. This is quite annoying if you don’t use Download Manager for Internet Explorer.
Although, you can use download manager for better experience, you can also increase the number of simultaneous downloads by tweaking Windows Registry a-bit. Below are the instructions:
STEP 1.

Type “regedit”(without quotes) in Vista start menu search box or in the Run dialog box and hit enter.
STEP 2.

Click “Continue” for the User Account Control (UAC) prompt.
STEP 3.

Jump on to the following key in the Windows Registry Editor:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
STEP 4.

In the right pane, right-click and create a new DWORD (32-bit) and rename it as “MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server “(without quotes).

STEP 5.

Now, you need to modify its value. Double click on “MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server” and change the value to 3.
STEP 6.

Once again using step 4 & 5 create another DWORD value “MaxConnectionsPerServer” and change its value to 3.

STEP 7.

You need to restart Internet Explorer in case it’s running and you are done.