lunchbox111 said:
well the router ip has nothing to do with anything...even if i connect my computer directly to my modem im still banned
I just thought it'd be worth a shot.
The cable/dsl modem you have has a unique MAC address that Adelphia uses to identify you as different from all the other customers it supports.
When any system attempts to connect to the internet thru your cable/dsl modem, the MAC address of the modem is on record with Adelphia, as linked to your customer account, if the MAC address is ok'ed by Adelphia's system as being linked to a paying account, it allows access.
My first advice of trying a DHCP refresh/renew as just an attempt at something that may or may not work, even though it was your router sending the request, it still goes thru the cable modem, so Adelphia only sees it as your modem/account is requesting a renew.
So no matter what PC you use or router, the MAC address of the cable/or DSL modem is the only one that matters, as it is the last one and only one that determines your WAN IP.
So the site that banned your IP has banned the IP that was given it by Adelphia which has allotted the IP to the MAC address of your modem.
Does that last line make sense?, maybe I'm having an episode, it just seems confusing to me, and I wrote it.
Sorry for the bad news.
and as for the brother doing the naughty, my brother's an idiot(not that yours is an idiot, but i know how it seems, lol), just shove him into something small and stinky, like a gym locker or laundry hamper.