The driver configuration of some network cards allow you to specify a MAC address as well. If the person doesn't have a router, then fiddling with the MAC address of the network card and following the procedure above would give you a new IP address.
Thanks,
Jeff G.
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On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 08:35:37PM -0500, Aaron S. Joyner wrote:
It's most likely that that address is the core of his problem, and the simplest solution (sad but true) is going to be turn off his cable modem for X amount of time (probably upwards of 3 to 6 hours), long enough for his lease to drop, and then turn it back on. Best of luck in getting a hold of someone with the power to actually drop his lease, not to mention fix the root cause of the problem (that being a DHCP server which is handing out potentially problematic addresses).
Thanks for the reply. I just suggested he do similiar a little while ago. He'll probably try tonight before he goes to sleep and hope for the best.
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