How To Change Your IP address

Step 1
Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen  

 Step 2.
Click on "Run"    

Step 3.
Type in "cmd" and hit ok You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.    

Step 4.
Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"  

 Step 5.
Type "exit" and leave the prompt    

Step 6.
Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.    

Step 7. Click on "properties  


  You should now be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.    

Step 8.
Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"    

Step 9.
 Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab    

Step 10.
Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab  

 Step 11.
Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).  

 Step 12.
Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.    

Step 13.
Hit the "Ok" button here  

 Step 14.
Hit the "Ok" button again You should now be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.    

Step 15.
 Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.    

Step 16
. Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings    

Step 17.
 This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically" tongue.gif    

Step 18.
Hit "Ok"    

Step 19.
Hit "Ok" again    

Step 20.
You now have a new IP address  

 With a little practice, you can easily get this process down to 15 seconds.