alextm7
join:2005-09-06
Markham, ON
|  Changing your Rogers IP
I read the FAQ on changing your Rogers IP manually I was just wondering if actually doing this could potentially cahnge your routing to some of the phub/shub locations. I live in Unionville and I get terrible ping to any game server and I was wondering if there was any way i could change the hubs i was being routed to possibly to fix the overload as I'm assuming thats what it is. My area is also older and does not support DSL lines and thus it's very frustrating for me to have to deal with Rogers bad latency...any advice would help. Thanks |
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mordin
42 inches of 1080p
Premium
join:2005-05-28
Moncton, NB | I maybe corrected but the IP is assigned by the server and is changeable but the HUB is can't be changed since it's a hard wire connection to the one closest to you. |
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alextm7
join:2005-09-06
Markham, ON
2 edits | reply to alextm7
If it's a hardwired connection why is Unionville/Markham wired to Newkirk when there are hubs available in Markham. I dont understand how Roger's routing works at all :|
2 14 ms 14 ms 13 ms 10.104.188.1
3 48 ms 26 ms 21 ms gw03.mtnk.phub.net.cable.rogers.com [66.185.90.97]
4 14 ms 16 ms 18 ms gw02.mtnk.phub.net.cable.rogers.com [66.185.83.109]
5 63 ms 16 ms 11 ms gw02.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com [66.185.80.174]
Those are my first 4 hops to www.rogers.com (besides the router hop) First 2 are newkirk and the third is mississauga.
I have a friend in Markham who is also routed to newkirk however his hubs have different IP's and his ping is much better than mine |
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sbrook
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
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Bell Canada
| It's not the "networking" ... it's who originally owned the cable system in your area ... If I remember correctly Unionville was originally a different cable operator based out of the Newkirk location from the town of Markham. So, the cable feeds for Unionville come out of Newkirk Rd rather than Markham or McNicol |
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alextm7
join:2005-09-06
Markham, ON
| reply to alextm7
I was still curious if by changing my IP address overnight that could potentitally help anything. Because my Rogers has been excellent at one point and I want to bring it back to that. My area isn't getting new users I'm assuming since Rogers is the only ISP available so I'm curious why my connection changes so drastically. |
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Dustyn
Premium
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN | reply to alextm7
Turn your modem off overnight or for 24 hours and see if that gets you a new IP. |
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Aves2
@rogers.com
| You have to remember, Roger's uses DHCP to assign you an IP address. I have been a Roger's customer for over 3 years and I have had only 3 IP addresses in that time, my first one was when I got the connection, the second one was when I moved to a new apartment, and the 3rd was when I got a router. Turning the modem off MIGHT change it, but the customer's dont really have any control over what IP address you get, and thats typical with DHCP. If you want a sure fix, and you dont have a router, get a new network card - since it will have a different MAC address you should get a different IP. |
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LiFE3
join:2003-03-11
| reply to alextm7
Turning off your modem for 24hrs does nothing usually. Considering that the lease for the IP to your MAC address of the modem is usually a couple days long.
Changing your mac address of the network adapter connected to your modem gives you a new IP immediately. |
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Dustyn
Premium
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN
| reply to Dustyn
Well when I did it I got a new IP. Not always, but sometimes. And I've had far more IP address changes than just 3. Now I've had the same one for 6 months at least.
Doesn't hurt to try if you have no plans on using the net anyway.
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oswald09
join:2005-11-11
Toronto, ON
| the easiest way to do it is to change the mac adress of the device connecting to the modem, i.e. your router.
Go in to your router config, do a DHCP release, clone the mac address of another computer on your network (some but not all routers allow this) and do a dhcp renew. You might not be able to get an IP immediately, but usually within the hour you're back up and running with a new IP.
DHCP works by leasing IP's to mac addresses, so when you come back up with a different MAC, it gives you the new IP. If you don't do a DHCP release first, it usually takes longer for the DHCP server to accept your request for a new IP.
this has been my experience anyway, your mileage may vary. |
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puzz1ed
join:2005-02-20
Markham, ON
| reply to alextm7
Changing your IP can affect routing but probably won't. When my area was served by Shaw, I could get routing via 3 different networks to my office depending on IP address. One route went via New York City. Naturally, I chose to use the one with the least hops and lowest latency (at least to my office anyways).
Don't know what this says about Shaw's old network other than that they had a lot of local peering in the Toronto area. |
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LiFE3
join:2003-03-11
| reply to alextm7
This is something weird...
I just tried multiple different MAC Address (Mostly Random). It seems that there is a sequence to Rogers method of leasing out IPs. When I tried my computer's MAC address, it leases me a 72.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address. However, if I use my Routers (I have a few) MAC addresses it leases me 24.xxx.xxx.xxx
Not sure what that means though, but I do find it rather interesting. |
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