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julian147
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Nov 03, 2022

Change Public IP on Orbi AC3000

Hello, Hoping someone can assist with an issue I am having. For whatever reason, my ISP (Xfinity) has provided me with a public IP that has a geolocation based in Mount Laurel, NJ. I am in Massachus...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 03, 2022
julian147 wrote:

Is there a way to have my Orbi spoof the MAC address so that my ISP sees it as a new device and forces down another public IP?

Yes, the user can set the MAC address that the Orbi router uses to anything on the web browser management interface:

However, the appears to be "something wrong" with Xfinity's IP assignment process. There is nothing to stop them from giving this system another IP address in the same geo-location. I agree that the solution is to call Xfinity.