I'm told I need to close get rid of about 7 IP addresses that are imposed on my computer. Can I do it myself?

flush and renew your ip address via this commands:
*click the start menu*select "run"*type "cmd"*press enter*you will have a black screen*type ipconfig/release*then it will release your current ip address*type ipconfig/renew to renew the ip address then you're good to go.

Hi.
You actually were fairly close on your answer to what is actually needed.
I use 192.168.1.1
Almost 100% of the time, this is the access address for the router that a computer is hooked up to.

Now, you will need to know the username and password, and that I can't help you with as I am not the one that set it up.
However, is it is still on the factory settings, and the username and password haven't been changed from the factory setting, then I can tell you what to type into for those spaces.

The factory settings are:for username : admin
:for password :
leave the password space blank.
Then, you can go and configure it any way that you wish.
Just remember to write the new ones down, that way if you need to do it again, you won't have to hunt for ways to acces the router again.
Also, here is a link for the manual for your router.
It is in pdf form, so you can either view it online, or you can download it and view it while offline.

www2.windstream.net/downloads/links/SpeedStream211.pdf

I hope this helps you out, I know dealing with routers and modems can be a frustrating adventure.

Good luck to you, and have a good day!

you may have to open a port that you xbox can use to connect to xbox live

1. • 1 Connect only your Xbox and computer to the Internet. Disconnect all other devices. This is done to easily determine the Xbox's IP address, which is used in the Port Forwarding process.
     
   • 2 Open the Windows Command Prompt from the Start Menu. Click "Start > Run...," then type in "cmd" and hit "OK."
     
   • 3 Enter "ipconfig" n the command prompt. A list of IP addresses pop ups. Write down the IP address of your computer.
     
   • 4 Open your router setup utility through a web browser. Use the given directions from your router manufacturer to do so. Generally, the configuration page is opened by inputting the router IP address into the URL in the following format: http://123.456.7.8/ (where the IP Address number is unique to the router manufacturer).
     
   • 5 Open the "DCHP Client List" section of the router setup utility. This lists the devices currently connected to the Internet through the router, which is your computer and Xbox. Write down your Xbox's IP address (in this case, the one that is not your computer's IP address).
     
   • 6 Navigate to the "Virtual Servers" or "Port Forwarding" menu in your router setup utility. Most manufacturers have a side menu on their router setup utility, which is generally a section under your "Firewall" settings.
     
   • 7 Input the following port numbers and your Xbox's IP address into your router's port forwarding configuration:
     TCP 80
     UDP 88
     UDP 3074
     TCP 3074
     UDP 53
     TCP 53
     Placing these numbers in the port forwarding menu opens up the required ports that your Xbox needs to connect to the Xbox LIVE network. Save this configuration.
     
   • 8 Start up Xbox LIVE to check your connection. If you have no problem connecting, then you have successfully forwarded the required ports.
     

Make sure you are doing this for the right ip address. The ip address should be your local computer's ip address and will probably look like 192.168.1.x . To get to this go into your network control panel and click on your connection and view the details to get this information. Remember that every time your router resets this ip could change. I would suggest setting a static ip in either the router or on your computer in question. To set up a static IP for windows xp: http://portforward.com/networking/static-xp.htm. For windows Vista:http://portforward.com/networking/static-vista.htm. For windows 7: http://portforward.com/networking/static-win7.htm.

Greetings - It's fairly easy in Windows.

Click the Start menu button on the Windows taskbar. Click 'Run...' on this menu.

Type 'cmd' in the text box that appears. A command prompt window launches on the desktop (white text on black background).

In this command window, type 'ipconfig /all" then hit ENTER. Details are shown for each of the computer's network adapters. Computers installed with VPN software or emulation software will possess one or more virtual adapters.

The 'IP Address' field states the current IP address for that network adapter (you'll have just one).

Happy Networking!

Mikeywaf

This an site called http://www.ip-details.com/ip-search/ ,which is used to search and find ip address's,domain name host's whois information including city, country, global latitude & longitude coordinates.we can also perform the "Internet Speed Test".

Is the DCHP shut off on the machine? If it is on auto, it most likely changed the IP address.
Print out a configuration page, get the IP address and enter that into you web browser address box.
It sounds like the machine IP address has changed .

The router connects computers together . You are using a windows 7 p.c and connecting it to an internet connection via a usb verizon um175 aircard.
I think you need to share the internet connection with the rest of the network and may need to feed the ethernet cable into the feed port of the router. I have not done this before but logically the windows 7 computer would have to act as a gateway to the internet.

http://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-systems/windows-7/how-to-share-an-internet-connection-in-windows-7/

https://www.ibvpn.com/billing/knowledgebase/53/Internet-Connection-Sharing-on-Windows-7.html

Note the default gateway is going to have to be the windows 7 ip address on the other computers
You may need to set the ip address on windows 7 to a static address and then change the dhcp server settings default gateway and also increase the first address to not include the windows 7 ip address or the routers ip address in the lease range for shcp.

It's most likely the IP address of your computer (as determined by the DHCP server in the router.
Why do you want to get rid of it? Your computer has to have an IP address.

Try uninstalling any Virgin Media software that may have been installed when you initially put in the disc. Most of the time the computer will get an IP address directly from the modem without needing any of the ISP software.