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I just got my netduma r2 and when it set it up everything works and also I got a WAN IP ( few hours pass by ) I need to switch my IP so I try to mac clone but when I go to the mac clone option it was empty when I checked it so I tried puting the same mac from what is listed on my router and change the last letters from AC to AA and saved it. I then rebooted my Xfinity Modem and rebooted the r2 and waited a few minutes for both to start back up and I still have the same IP???

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Hey, welcome to the forum!

Changing the MAC address won't always change your IP address and even if it does it will only be slightly. If you're on a dynamic IP from the ISP then if you turn off the modem for 5 minutes then you should get a new one. Otherwise using a VPN may be better for you.

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  On 12/18/2020 at 6:26 PM, Netduma Fraser said:

Hey, welcome to the forum!

Changing the MAC address won't always change your IP address and even if it does it will only be slightly. If you're on a dynamic IP from the ISP then if you turn off the modem for 5 minutes then you should get a new one. Otherwise using a VPN may be better for you.

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I have tried turing off my modem for 30 minutes and turned it back on and my IP address is still the same?? I contacted Xfinity they noted that my IP address is dynamic and all basic customers have dynamic IP addresses? I have had the same IP for almost a year now also In my senior a VPN wont work on what I am trying to do as it Detects it! I checked xfinity forms and everyone kept telling me to just clone my Mac address and change it up and this will assign me a new Wan IP but I tried as I stated before and nothing happened..? Also why was the MAC CLone Box empty after and before I enabled it? I am lost here Please help

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If you've been on the exact same IP address for a whole year then that doesn't sound dynamic to me. Presumably the Xfinity is a hub which means the router still needs to pass data through it so if it was to work you'd have to do it on the hub.

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  On 12/18/2020 at 10:08 PM, Netduma Fraser said:

If you've been on the exact same IP address for a whole year then that doesn't sound dynamic to me. Presumably the Xfinity is a hub which means the router still needs to pass data through it so if it was to work you'd have to do it on the hub.

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The thing that confuses me more is that when I plugged in the new R2 I got a new IP ( not the same as my modem/router one ) but the question is how do I change that NEW R2 Ip now?

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  On 12/18/2020 at 10:27 PM, thedeveloper said:

The thing that confuses me more is that when I plugged in the new R2 I got a new IP ( not the same as my modem/router one ) but the question is how do I change that NEW R2 Ip now?

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You got a new public IP or a new local IP starting 192 etc? 

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I can't really advise you on 100% being able to reproduce changing your IP every time as it's not guaranteed because changing the MAC address doesn't always work. Your ISP probably has a long lease on the assigned IP before it renews and you get another. If you turn the modem off for an hour it may get reassigned. 

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  On 12/20/2020 at 1:49 PM, Netduma Fraser said:

I can't really advise you on 100% being able to reproduce changing your IP every time as it's not guaranteed because changing the MAC address doesn't always work. Your ISP probably has a long lease on the assigned IP before it renews and you get another. If you turn the modem off for an hour it may get reassigned. 

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Why do they make it this hard wtf?

 

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  On 12/20/2020 at 1:49 PM, Netduma Fraser said:

I can't really advise you on 100% being able to reproduce changing your IP every time as it's not guaranteed because changing the MAC address doesn't always work. Your ISP probably has a long lease on the assigned IP before it renews and you get another. If you turn the modem off for an hour it may get reassigned. 

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What internet provider has dynamic easy changing IPS because xfinity team is just stupid.

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  On 12/20/2020 at 9:22 PM, thedeveloper said:

Why do they make it this hard wtf?

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  On 12/20/2020 at 9:23 PM, thedeveloper said:

What internet provider has dynamic easy changing IPS because xfinity team is just stupid.

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Probably because IPv4 addresses are running out. I couldn't say, I don't think any ISP advertises that.

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Because my cousin that lives 2 blocks away he just closes and opens his modem/router box and gets a new one kind of bullshit how easy it is for him and I’m here spending 20 hours trying everything. Main reason why I bought this router was for this reason but I love it anyways 

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