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Old 11-04-2009, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake1 View Post
I think its Internet Providers Address which identifies your computer to the cyber world.
Its actually Internet Protocol. But you're description was dead on...its the number that uniquely identifies you to the world wide web.

On a side not ISP is Internet Service Provider.

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Originally Posted by inspectbw View Post
Can you change an IP address?
Yes if you're running DHCP where you get a new i.p when you power down your computer....simply power it down. When you turn it back on you should have grabbed a new i.p. If not you can also open a DOS command window and type ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew. That will also grab you a new i.p.
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