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Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers?

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David E. Ross wrote:
> On 2/15/2015 5:33 PM, Big_Al wrote:
>> Joe Domack wrote on 2/15/2015 8:18 PM:
>>> My IP address is static, and has been for the past five years.
>>>
>>> I just want a rotating IP address so that all the web sites I visit, 
>>> and all the NNTP servers I use, and all the SMTP/POP/IMAP servers I 
>>> I use, and all the FTP servers I upload or download from, and
>>> all the P2P clients I download or upload from, etc., wouldn't all 
>>> have the same IP address to correlate all these actions to.
>>>
>>> Of course, I could *change ISPs daily* (if that were feasible), 
>>> but my ISP choices are severely limited so, it's not a feasible
>>> option to change ISPs (like the NetZero free ISP used to do).
>>>
>>> But, I'm NOT a Linux guru; so maybe there is a way???
>>>
>>> To that end, I ask the basic question:
>>>
>>>  Is there any other way to get a different IP address (at least
>>>  daily or weekly) other than to use a series of public VPN servers?
>>>
>> You're going to VPN into another machine so you can connect out to the internet just to change IPs?
>> That sounds a bit harsh.
>>
>> Who is your ISP?   I'm surprised that any ISP gives you a static IP.  Verizon and Comcast around here don't.  You have
>> to pay to get static here.
>>
> 
> Time Warner's RoadRunner gives subscribers static IP addresses.  I tried
> all sorts of way to change my IP address, but none of them worked.  Time
> Warner was somewhat uncooperative, so a gave up the attempt.
> 
> Then, I went away for four days, during which I turned off the surge
> suppressor for my PC, monitor, and printer and disconnected (no off
> switch) the surge suppressor for my router and cable modem.  When I
> returned and restored power to my system, lo and behold I had a new IP
> address.

When I had Roadrunner, years ago, it had dynamic addressing.
On a dynamic system an available address will be assigned to
first come, first serve.
So if your address is no longer used by you it will be reassigned.
I don't know what the time lag is... maybe a day or so for the
isp to determine that your old address is available.

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Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 01:18 +0000
  Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Big_Al <Big_al@invalid.com> - 2015-02-15 20:33 -0500
    Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? "David E. Ross" <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-02-15 20:22 -0800
      Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2015-02-15 22:31 -0600
        Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 07:02 +0000
          Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-02-16 06:03 -0500
        Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-02-16 09:58 +0100
      Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 07:00 +0000
      Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2015-02-16 14:02 -0600
        Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 21:29 +0000
    Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 06:57 +0000
    Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public   vpn servers? Mike Barnes <mikebarnes333@gmail.com> - 2015-02-16 07:51 +0000
      Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public   vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 07:53 +0000
  Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2015-02-15 20:30 -0600
    Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 07:06 +0000
      Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2015-02-16 01:24 -0600
        Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 07:35 +0000
          Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2015-02-16 13:54 -0600
            Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 21:42 +0000
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    Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? richard <noreply@example.com> - 2015-02-16 13:49 -0500
      Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 21:48 +0000
        Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? richard <noreply@example.com> - 2015-02-16 23:40 -0500
  Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-02-16 04:00 +0000
  Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-02-16 05:58 +0000
    Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 07:10 +0000
    Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 08:04 +0000
      Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2015-02-16 10:22 +0200
        Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 15:30 +0000
          Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-02-16 16:45 +0100
            Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Joe Domack <jdomack@example.org> - 2015-02-16 15:56 +0000
              Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-02-16 17:07 +0100
  Re: Is there any other way to get a DIFFERENT IP address than public vpn servers? Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.invalid> - 2015-02-16 15:07 +0000
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