
Originally Posted by
avada
I don't think I can change my IP. When I had DSL it was no problem I disconnected for a few minutes and I got a new IP. But now even unplugging the cable modem for like 10 minutes didn't help.
OK, let's try this. Assuming you have a
direct connection (i.e. PC -> Cable modem -> Internet, no router), there are two things you can do. The best method and the one you should try first is the following one. Open jDownloader, go to Settings -> Reconnection -> Batch (in the right panel), and paste the following content in the text field:
Code:
ipconfig /release
netsh interface IP set address "CONNECTION NAME" static 1.2.3.4 255.0.0.0 1.2.3.5 0
netsh interface IP set address "CONNECTION NAME" dhcp
"CONNECTION NAME" must be replaced by your connection's name as it appears on Network Connections (it should be "Local Area Connection" if you haven't changed it, and there may be a number at the end if you've had more than one NIC). Change that and
keep the quote marks.
You're done. Now click on "Change IP" at the bottom and see if it works. If it does, congratulations, you have a working reconnection script you can use to evade Netload's huge waiting times.
What does it do? The first line releases (gets rid of) a previous address assigned via DHCP. The second line sets manually your IP to 1.2.3.4, with 255.0.0.0 as subnet mask and 1.2.3.5. These values are essentially invalid - the 1.0.0.0/8 block is assigned to APNIC, but even if your ISP can offer such addresses it won't work anyway. The third line sets the adapter to DHCP once again. Windows will send the last working IP it got when trying to contact the server, but since 1.2.3.4 isn't valid, your ISP should give you a new address. Nice, eh?
Try that and get back to me. If it doesn't work, I'll tell you how to use macshift to do this, although it may not be as effective.
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