For Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. Type in cmd and hit ok (this opens a Command Prompt) 4. Type ipconfig /release and hit enter 5. Click Start, Control Panel, and open Network Connections 6. Find and Right click on the active Local Area Connection and choose Properties 7. Double-click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 8. Click on Use the following IP address 9. Enter a false IP like 123.123.123.123 10. Press Tab and the Subnet Mask section will populate with default numbers 11. Hit OK twice 12. Right click the active Local Area Connection again and choose Properties 13. Double-click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 14. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically 15. Hit OK twice 16. Go to What Is My IP to see if you have a new IP address For Vista (Windows 7 is very similar) 1. Click Start 2. Click All Programs expand the Accessories menu 3. In the Accessories menu, Right Click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator 4. Type ipconfig /release and hit enter 5. Click Start, Control Panel, and open Network and Sharing Center. Depending on your view, you may have to click Network and Internet before you see the Network and Sharing Center icon 6. From the Tasks menu on the left, choose Manage Network Connections 7. Find and Right click on the active Local Area Connection and choose Properties (If you’re hit with a UAC prompt, choose Continue) 8. Double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) 9. Click on Use the following IP address 10. Enter a false IP like 123.123.123.123 11. Press Tab and the Subnet Mask section will populate with default numbers 12. Hit OK twice 13. Right click the active Local Area Connection again and choose Properties 14. Double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) 15. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically 16. Hit OK twice 17. Go to What Is My IP to see if you have a new IP address