How To Change Your Computer's IP Adress

Note: This procedure changes the IP address of a computer on a wired or wireless network. If you want to change the IP address of your internet connection, you should contact your service provider, as they're the ones who exert control over this.



To change your network IP address in Windows XP, Vista, or 7:

1. Press the Windows Key and R

2. Type command and press Enter. This loads your DOS prompt

3. Type ipconfig /release then press Enter. This disables your internet connection

4. Go to your desktop, and right-click on something called Network Place or My Network Places (If you're using Windows Vista or 7, look for the Network and Sharing Center through Control Panel)

5. Click Properties. You should now see something called Local Area Connection or something similar

6. Right-click on your connection (titled Local Area Connection if you're using an ethernet cable or Wireless Network Connection if you're on WiFi) and click Properties

7. Under the General tab, double-click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

8. A new window appears. On its own General tab, click the box beside Use the following IP address

9. Type in ones until you fill the box up (it should read 111.111.111.111)

10. Press Tab. You'll notice the Subnet Mask section automatically fill sup with numbers

11. Click OK

12. Click OK to bring you back to the "Local Area Connection" screen

13. Right-click Local Area Connection and Click on Properties again

14. Again, under the General tab, double-click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

15. Select Obtain an IP address automatically

16. Click OK

17. Click OK

18. Go back to your DOS prompt, type "ipconfig /renew" and press Enter. This restores your internet connection.

3 Ways To Make Google Chrome Browser Faster

Technically Google Chrome is the fastest browser on the planet and as a Chrome fan, I too feel the same. But I know huge number of people who like the way Chrome looks like, in terms of interface and all but feel that it is on the slower side

We have complied few ways to improve the speed of this web browser. Some has to do with DNS tweaking, some with installing extensions and some with blocking ads.

3 Ways To Make Google Chrome Browser Faster

Tweak DNS Setting To Make Chrome Browser Faster

Once you open Chrome browser, click on the Spanner Icon which could be found on the right side of the browser. And then click on Options button.

There, find the Under the Hood button and click on it. Under the Privacy section, uncheck the option Use DNA pre-fetching to improve page load performance and then click on the Close button.

By doing this DNS tweak, you have actually improved the way web pages load. So simply restart Chrome browser and you would notice that the speed has improved.

Clean History And Unused Data

Having huge history and unused data slows any any browser and so is the case with Chrome too. So once you launch the Chrome browser, press Ctrl + Shift + Delete together and a new tab will open, Clear Browsing Data.

Here, mark the options Clear browsing history, Clear download history, Empty the cache and Delete cookies and other site data and click on Clear browsing data button.

Block Ads

There are number of ways to block ads. You can use Chrome extensions like AdSweep or AdBlock which would block the ads on the websites and eventually would increase the speed. This will not only make Chrome browser faster, but also offers a clean look too.

In addition to above mentioned ways, you can use features like Speed Dial and make the most of it in order to make Chrome browser faster, cleaner and better.