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Does the Cisco have MAC Address clone?
If not use bridge mode.

No, there wouldn't be a reason to have access to that...

Yes, IP addresses are dynamic, but they don't change all that often.

If you want to change your IP on demand, you have to change the MAC address pulling the IP.

So as @jtl999 said, you have to bridge it, and then you can change the MAC address of the device plugged into the modem (or own router or a computer you have connected)
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i am bridged now, i thought this was the problem tho as it didnt let me get into the modem settings, when i talked to shaw they said the only way to loose my ip was to turn my network off, and wait upto 4 hours, and the only way i will get a new one is if someone takes my old one, could u explain how changing the mac address would force my modem to grab a new ip

also i just got off the phone with shaw and they said the line that my internet was installed on the other day is to weak and they dont know why it was installed on that line so i have a tech coming sunday to fix it (pretty funny the guy who originally installed it couldnt do his job right, he specifically said the line had a good signal)

The DHCP server assigns IP's by using the MAC address and the HFC MAC. Changing either of these will change your IP.

ok so i can change my mac adress through the d link router settings? i have a dir 655 where in the settings should i do this

MAC Clone in internet settings

Clone from your computer, or make something up numbers and letters A through F.

Your modem will have a max of 2 IP addresses, maybe only one, so after you change the MAC address, you may have to power cycle your modem, and then your router again to pull an IP.

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mac clone section isnt there

there is 4 main categories with settings

Setup (gives dchp reservation and shows mac adress for devices but gives me no option to change it)

Advanced (nothing in here to do with mac adress at all)

Tool (pretty sure its not in here

Status( i know its not in here)

to be clear, im trying to change the mac adress on my cisco modem through my d link router? and its suppose to be done in bridge mode this way?

Bridge mode makes your modem/router combo unit into just a modem.

Need to change the WAN MAC address of your router,

Where you select Dynamc IP as your internet type,

There is a screen that asks Host Name and a few other boxes,
MAC Address should be at the bottom

»www.dlink.com/us/en/support/prod···3pdf.pdf

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Clone PC will copy it from your computer,

but any numbers and letters A-F, just follow the pattern (6 groups of 2)
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so i can type in absolutely any random numbers and letters

ex, if i type in 29.28.21.27.85 will this work, i highly doubt it, but according to your post above it would work, the mac adress needs to follow some sort of pattern rather then being RANDOM numbers and letters in RANDOM order, makes 0 sense at all, PLZ PLZ PLZ provide me with something to type in, rather then saying, anything will work

also im very confused why i would ever copy my pc's mac adress to the mac adress of the router, wouldnt this cause some problems as every device on my network has a different mac

ok i simply tried changing the number 1 to the number 8 (the very first digit of my mac) and rebooted my router, it grabbed a new ip, my question is why didnt shaw tell me about this on the phone

It would not cause problems as the Clone Mac Address function only changes as what Shaw sees. Not what your network sees.

reply to Connor M
29.28.21.27.85 wouldn't work, because it is not long enough...

Why you would ever copy from your computer,

Telus for example, registers the MAC address, if you have just a computer connected to the modem, and you buy a router, you have to clone the MAC address of your computer to your router, so that it will work.

And yes, I ment any random characters, FE:ED:DE:AD:BE:EF would work...

As long as nobody else also uses it in your city.

Why wouldn't Shaw employees tell you, it is very possible they don't know, they aren't allowed to tell you (against what they support), it shouldn't be required...
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reply to Connor M
If you want to avoid this crap, use an router IP like 10.0.5.100. That makes it a 'Private Network', and you won't have this problem. Done.
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@Juggernaut I don't understand your post, set the LAN IP to 10.0.5.100? Or a static WAN IP to that?
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And what will that accomplish? I'm missing something?

You are.

Running a private network IP, most of this type of crap (DDoS) will never reach you. I get a few rare hits, but they bounce.
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If you still have a WAN it still uses up your connection.