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Posted by Andrew Rossmann on September 24, 2006, 9:31 am
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@comcast.net says...
> Is Comcast assigning everyone static I/P addresses these days? I live in
> Macomb, Michigan and I've had the same I/P address for a very long time now.
> Powering the cable modem off, and on does not force a change...even if I
> leave it off for several hours. Is there a way to force a new I/P address?
As other posted, the IP address is roughly based on the MAC address
your computer or router passes on to the modem. Comcast tends to tie an
IP address to a particular modem MAC/computer MAC address for quite
awhile. It typically changes only if you change one of the MAC address,
stay offline for a very long time (I've been off for a few days and
still had the same address), or Comcast makes some structural changes in
their network.
The last time mine changed was a few months ago, when I went through
several address over a few days. This was just before they started there
'PowerBoost' feature.
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