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Changing IP Addresses

I. About
This is my second submission to Astalavista.com, my first was an explanation of using
proxies on IRC. This tutorial will teach teach you how to change your ip address to any
other one on your ip range instead of having your DHCP Server pick one for you. This is
very usefull because you can change your ip when you are getting DDoS'ed or if you
wish to piss off someone running a webserver (or other service) on your ip range, it is
also usefull to get around a bans as long as the ban only covered your ip not your whole
ip range.
As usualy anything illegal you do while reading this tutorial or after reading this tutorial
is not my fault, your actions are your own so don't blame me. I do not claim that the
things I teach are legal, so concider that everything i mention here is illegal if you are not
sure your self.
II. Needed Information
Before you can change your ip you need some information. This information includes
your ip range, subnet mask, default gateway, dhcp server, and dns servers.
1. Getting your IP range - Getting information about your ip range is not
difficult, I recomend using Neo Trace on your own ip. But for our test just
look at your ip address, say it's 24.193.110.13 you can definetly use the
ip's found between 24.193.110.1 < [new ip] < 24.193.110.255, dont use
x.x.x.1 or x.x.x.255. To find your ip simply open a dos/command prompt
window and type ipconfig at the prompt, look for "IP Address. . . . . . . . . . .
. : x.x.x.x".
2. Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DHCP Server - These are very easy to
find, just open a dos/command prompt window and type 'ipconfig /all'
without the ' '. You should see something like this:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : My Computer Name Here


Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : xxxx.xx.x
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet Adapter
(NGRPCI)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.xxx.xxx.xx
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.xxx.xxx.x
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.xx.xxx.xx
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.xx.xxx.xxx
24.xx.xxx.xx
24.xx.xxx.xxx
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 20, 2003 4:44:08 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:43:16 AM

This is all the information you will need for now, I sugest you either keep your
dos/command prompt window open or copy & paste the information somewhere, to copy
right click the window and select text and click once.
III. Changing your IP Address
To change your ip address first pick any ip you like out of your ip range and remember it
or write it down. It is usualy a good idea to make sure the ip is dead (except for what we
are going to do later on) so just ping it via "ping x.x.x.x" and if it times out then you can
use it. Now go to My Computer, then Control Panel. In Control Panel select Network
Connections and pick your active connection, probably Local Area Connection or your
ISP name. Open that connection by double clicking on the icon in Network Connections,
then select Properties under the General Tab. In the new window that pops up select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click properties, it's under the general tab. In this new
window select the General tab and choose "Use the following IP address" and for the IP
address enter the ip you would like to use (the one you picked from your subnet earlier)
and for the Subnet Mask enter the subnet mask you got when your ran ipconfig /all, same
goes for the Default Gateway. Now select "Use the following DNS server addresses" and
enter the information you got earlier. Now just click OK. Test that it worked, try to
refresh a website and if it works you know everything is okay and you are connected. To
make sure the change worked type ipconfig agein and the ip address should have changed
to your new one.
IV. DDoS & DoS Protection
If your firewall shows that you are being ddosed, this is usualy when you are constantly
getting atempted UDP connections several times a second from either the same ip address
or multiple ip addresses (ddos), you can protect your self by changing your ip address via
the method i described above.
V. Webservers & Other Services
If you know someone on your ip range is running a webserver and he or she has pissed
you off or you just like messing around you can "steal" their ip address so any dns going
to that ip will show your site instead because you would be running a webserver your
self.
To "steal" an ip is to basicaly use the changing ip address method above and picking an ip
that someone that is running a webserver has in use. Often you will be able to keep that ip
at least for some time, other times you wont be able to use it so just keep trying untill it
works. You your self will need to have a web server on the same port with your message.
You can do this with other services too. You can also DoS or DDoS the ip address you are

trying to steal to kick him off the net, but I dont recomend as its pretty illegal, your isp
will get pissed and feds may go ape-shit.

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