How do I change the IP address for my comp? I'm using Windows XP

IP Addresses typically come from your internet service provider-
If you use dial up - you could probably just disconnect and re-connect
If you have DSL - you might have a dedicated IP in which case you
would need to actually call your ISP and have them change it.

You could try the following command from dos ipconfig /renew

Or you could disconnect and re-connect to the internet .....

Without knowing who is controlling your ip address it would be hard to say.

This is how to change your LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) address on Windows XP.
This will NOT change your WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN) address.
(The address that other people see you as on the internet)

1. Open your "Network Connections"
This can be done several ways:
- Right click on "My Network Places" on your desktop and select "Properties".
- Start, Control Panel, Network Connections

2. Right click on "Local Area Network" and select "Properties".

3. Under "This connection uses the following items" select "Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click the properties button just below it.

4. Select "Use the following IP address:"

5. Enter the IP address that you wish.


NOTE: To see your current settings do the following
- Goto start, run, type "cmd" and press enter.
- At the command prompt type "ipconfig"

If you are on Broadband, your ISP can probably give you an IP address
for a Proxy Server.

If you could provide more information, we'd be glad to help.  

1.  Are you behind a router?
2.  Is this the only router you're behind?
3.  Are you connected via ethernet or USB?
4.  What type of internet do you have? (Dial-up/DSL/Cable)

HI
First off all u have to tell that what type of connection you are
using i mean DialUp or wht....?
If u want to hide your IP address then u can use tools which are
available on net, but i think the ZONE ALARM firewall is the best
software coz its authorized softwar
e n award winner too.

take note of your ip address beforehand to verify your changes. (if
you can't figure out how to do that, you probably shouldn't do this.)

First, at the command prompt, (start, run, command) type:

ipconfig /release (then enter, of course)

you can type EXIT at this point
(just renewing it doesn't do it)

Go to your tcp/ip properties (right click on my network places, select
'properties' from the list)

go to the properties of the local area connection (again, right click, properties)

double-click on internet protocol tcp/ip.

(you should be at tcp/ip properties at this point. you'll be back here
in less than a minute so remember where it is.)

under the "general" tab, select the radio button that says "use the
following ip address"

in the ip address field, use a "undefined" (and thus, unused) ip
address (such as 10.1.1.1) by mouse-clicking into each field and
entering the corresponding number. below that is the gateway and by
default, if you hit TAB, it will fill with 255.0.0.0. if not, do so.

click okay, then okay again on the aforementioned local areas
connections properties. this will put you back into the network
connections folder. from here, start again, getting back to tcp/ip
properties (don't remember? follow the steps above). this time, select
"obtain ip address automatically". Click okay, then okay again. after
you've verified that the address has been changed (double click on
your local area connection icon and look at the support tab), feel
free to close the network connections folder.

Poof! your ip address has changed and you can log back on to that
banned game room (or whatever).

Remember, this doesn't protect you from being tracked by those that
have the resources to do so. your network card has a unique id (MAC
Address) that your ISP has tied to each ip address you use with their
service