Thanks to everyone who replied.  I should have mentioned that I am back on line and my static IP is working.  I just found it odd that Cox would offer a different IP than the one I am assigned if I did not set my router up for a static IP.  I assumed that when my router asked for the IP Cox would provide the static IP automatically. ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Thu, 8/30/12, Michael Butash wrote: From: Michael Butash Subject: Re: Cox Cable / Static IP / New Router To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 12:24 PM If you do that, reboot your modem at the same time.  From a docsis level they filter only one mac at a time (unless you pay for more), and flipping mac's won't always simply work. -mb On 08/30/2012 11:55 AM, JD Austin wrote: > They go off the network mac address that you're sending them; many > devices let you spoof anything you want. > If you can still boot the old one get it's mac address and spoof it on > the new one. > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:33 AM, keith smith > wrote: > > >     Hi, > >     Last night, after 6 years of good loyal service, my D-Link router >     died.  I just happened to have a never used 2 year old Netgear >     router in my closet.  I hooked it up and everything was fine at >     first. I have a static IP and it changed.  I called Cox and was told >     I needed to configure my router to tell them what my IP is.  I'm not >     a network guru, so this hit me kind of strange.  I thought they >     assigned IP's. > >     Any thoughts on this are much appreciated. > >     ------------------------ >     Keith Smith > > >     --------------------------------------------------- >     PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >      >     To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >     http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss