Change Your IP Address
2. In the "Run" window, in the text box, type:
command
and click on "OK"
3. MSDOS prompt screen would open where you need to type:
ipconfig /release
and press enter
4. You will notice that the Windows IP Configuration is displayed where the IP Address is set to null.
Now type:
exit
to exit from the command prompt window.
5. Go back to the "Start" button on the taskbar and click on "Run"
In the "Run" window, type:
ncpa.cpl
and click on "OK"
6. This would open the "Network Connections" window.
7. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click on "Properties"
8. In the "Local Area Connection Properties" window that opens, under the "General" tab double click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" option.
9. In the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties", Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab.
In the "IP Address" area, type any figures (choosing between 1 and 2)
Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.
Click on "OK"
10.and again "OK" on the "Local Area Connection Properties"
Repeat Steps 7 an 8
Now in the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties", Click on "Obtain an IP address automatically" under the "General" tab.
Click on "OK"
Click on "OK" once again.
And your computer has been configured with a new IP Address.
Brief Explanation on IP Address
IP Address or "Internet Protocol Address" is a unique number which is assigned to every computer that is connected on the internet. It consists of four numbers seperated by dots eg. 122.172.0.1 IP address can often be used to identify the region from which a computer is connecting to the Internet, since these numbers are assigned to Internet Service Providers within a particular region. As these numbers are difficult to remember, IP Addresses are assigned Hostnames. IP Addresses are of two kinds: Static and Dynamic. Static IP addresses are the same every time you connect so when a computer uses the same IP address every time it connects to the network, it is known as a Static IP address. They are manually assigned to a computer by an administrator. In contrast, in situations when the computer's IP address changes frequently (such as when a user logs on to a network through dialup or through shared residential cable) it is called a Dynamic IP address. Here an IP address is automatically assigned to a computer by a remote server.
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