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blueorder
Aspirant
Jul 01, 2017
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IP Addressing

I have been attempting to get a new IP address, but have been unsuccessful so far. I am a novice, I spoke to Cox and they suggested I unplug my router for a series of hours up to a full 24. I did the...
Troubleshooting
  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Jul 01, 2017

    You can try changing the router's MAC address.  This works for some but not all ISPs.

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TheEther
Guru
Jul 01, 2017

You can try changing the router's MAC address.  This works for some but not all ISPs.

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    blueorder
    Aspirant
    Jul 01, 2017

    Thank you TheEther. I know how to get into the router settings, but can you explain how I actually attempt to change the MAC?