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Originally posted by drewhigginsJust the modem by itself, that should do it. Before you do, check the IP address and see the one after has changed. Otherwise, it could be you need to restart the computer with the modem switched off, then switch the modem back on and you should have a fancy new IP.

I was looking for anonymous proxy servers, but most don't get past RapidShare or Megaupload (but Megaupload is a lot fairer in restrictions - it usually allows about 4 or 5 200MB downloads until it makes you wait half a day or so, which is excellent.

Originally posted by drewhigginsSometimes you have to turn off everything for it to take effect.

Using that Network Connections screen I told you about earlier, you could find a good IP from a list:


http://www.proxy4free.com/page1.html

http://proxy.org/cgi_proxies.shtml

http://www.freeproxylists.com/

http://www.freshproxy.org/

http://proxy-list.org/en/



And put one of those many ones in the boxes (but take note of your current one, just in case).

Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]

My LAN address (using the cmd. thing) is 3 digits, 3 digits, 1 digit, 1 digit - as is the wireless, so they don't look the same as every other one I see (I read what you said earlier about how it's the last 2 digits that RS look at, hence I'm thoroughly confused)

Originally posted by digitize[..]

You're behind a router, I assume?

Originally posted by drewhigginsSo like 192.168.1.1. I'm thinking if you've tried all that it's a RS problem, then.

Originally posted by drewhiggins192.168.1.1 is the first lesson of IT administration and ipconfig is second.



Anyway, you might be in luck. Give this a go:

http://premiumdownload.info/stranky/rc5.html

Try all the servers there (1-4) and try it. For example, you need the actual link to RS, so:

http://www.rapidshare.com/file01.zip.html


Let me know if you get stuck.

Originally posted by drewhigginsI quite enjoyed finding a solution - and even better to see it work.

While I'm at it, they have some other great free stuff:

URL checker: http://premiumdownload.info/stranky/rc5.html
Internet speed test: http://senditnow.org/speed.html
Whois checker: http://senditnow.org/whois.html

Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]

Talk about the world at your fingertips lol! Pretty nifty links there