Originally Posted by UnseenMenace
Originally Posted by GTi_iTG
people have told me, "unplug your modem and plug it back in" ?
Oh im confuzzled, someone enlighten me please
BTW this is because the ISP provides a dynamic IP address. Unplugging your modem for a while ( 20 to 30 minutes ) will allow the IP address assigned to yourself to be assigned to another user which means that when you reconnect because that IP address is ow in use you will be assigned another..
If you unplug and plug back in without a gap in time there is a good chance you will simply pick up the same address again
Correct, if the ISP provides a dynamic IP...
20 minutes is usually enough, the linecard at the exchange will detect that it can't communicate with anything at the other end of its line (usually your modem or router), and reset itself in an attempt to re-establish sync.