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Okay444am
May 30, 2019Follower
Inexpensive router that spoofs MAC address?
According to my ISP support, I need to purchase a router that can "spoof a MAC address", in order to change my computer's IP without the use of a VPN or proxy. He warned me that not all routers can s...
antinode
May 30, 2019Guru
> [...] My cable modem already has wi-fi and anything else I need. [...]
What, exactly, is your "My cable modem"? The fact that it "already
has wi-fi" suggests that it is a modem+router, not a simple modem.
Knowing nothing about it makes it tough to determine whether it already
lets you spoof its MAC address.
> [...] I need to purchase a router that can "spoof a MAC address",
> [...]
Because you already have a router in your (unspecified) modem+router,
adding another router might make very little sense. Especially if what
you already have can do what you want done.
> [...] in order to change my computer's IP [...]
Strictly speaking, a different MAC address for your router might
cause your ISP to change your router's WAN/Internet IP address, not your
computer's IP address. But your router's WAN/Internet IP address is
what's visible to the outside world.