- Comcast IP
- Posted by BK on October 6th, 2003
I'm having some trouble with email. A comcast tech told me that the
trouble will go away when my IP changes. I told him my ip is always
the same, he said no way, it changes ever 2 days???
Is this correct? If not how do you force an IP change?
Brian
- Posted by Kerwyn Pierre on October 6th, 2003
Sounds bogus to me. The IP changes when the MAC address is flushed over
time, or when you connect with a different ethernet card.
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- Posted by Basic Bob on October 6th, 2003
"BK" <brian@tvmerch.com> wrote in message
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What trouble exactly?
False. The problem will still be there.
Also false. Mine changed once in 2 years (I was on vacation during the big
blackout).
Move, get DSL, use a dialup ISP, get a different cable modem, or ask Comcast
tech to force a IP change.
Sounds more like a problem configuring your email client.
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- Posted by James Knott on October 6th, 2003
BK wrote:
While some ISPs regularly change IPs, there's no way you can, except by
changing your MAC address. Still that "tech" sounds like he's full of it.
One IP should be just as good as another, so long as it's withing the sub
net range.
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- Posted by Don Carlson on October 7th, 2003
You could try and "release" the IP and then "renew" it - "ipconfig
/release" at command prompt and then "ipconfig /renew".
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- Posted by James Knott on October 8th, 2003
Don Carlson wrote:
The normal practice will generally get you the same IP as previous.
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